Just to note: When I'm taking a short break from my tasks I can begin to get a little overwhelmed at the size of my list and what needs to be done in order to get where I want to be.

Some... and its mentioned a lot in the IM create a product area, say that overwhelm is a big problem and can cause you to procrastinate and of course thats true. What they don't say (or I haven't heard it) is what the actual cause is and the solution. Here it is from my own perspective:

Overwhelm usually occurs when you are in a relaxed state (not the ACTIVE state you need to be in to get things done - so it's the opposite) such as when your taking a break or even when you are contemplating what needs to be done. And thats the problem.

The images in your mind at the time of overwhelm are usually of the whole job lot of projects etc. So overwhelm is the EFFECT of the images in your mind. Or Overwhelm is the effect of your focus. Which makes sense because overwhelm more succinctly put is:

Concentrating on everything that needs to be done rather than on the one thing that needs to be done.

So to remove overwhelm, simply shift your focus onto the one thing that needs doing rather than on everything that needs doing.

By shifting your focus onto the one thing (even a little) the big picture/lots of pictures looses its control and is replaced by the picture of the ONE Thing.

In short overwhelm is creating a problem where there isn't one. Its self created and easily remedied by shifting your focus.

One Task At A Time.

The first task should of course be creating a massive list of tasks?