Up-levelling

My uplevelling goal for this month has been to exert B- level effort on a particular work task which takes over the month. Its always been intense and exhausting because of the tight turnaround deadline (exam marking).
The win is that my effort level on said task has shifted from A+++ to B- so well done me!
What I didn’t factor in is that the team working on this task with me would bring a C- to D- level attitude/approach to the task i.e. not meeting deadlines and generally being demanding and unappreciative of my efforts to help them.
Result: I ended up feeling exhuasted and frustrated anyway which is the result I didn’t want. What I wanted was to get the job done on time but with less songs and bells (feedback) than I would usually provide so I could keep the task to no more than 9 hours a day. It turned out not to be just about the hours but also the energy it cost me in holding the boundaries related to getting them to do their work.
I have a week left on this task. What can I learn from this about how I can manage tasks more effortlessly when they involve colleagues who I ‘manage’ especially when (tight) deadlines are involved. The working environment is difficult right now with redundancies etc. and I do want to be and am a supportive colleague/team manager but not at cost to myself which feels like has been the case for a long time.
So this is not just about up-levelling but also self-concept shifting from ‘I am someone who gets the job done’ to ‘I am someone who puts her wellbeing first whilst getting things done (effortlessly)’. Any thoughts/tips on getting to that uplevelled selfconcept would be great. Thanks.

Answer:

Congratulations on achieving your goal and isn’t it curious what arises when we pursue a goal? Here’s to the next phase! Self-management is one thing, self-management in group dynamics is another, and both of those things feed into the group dynamics.

I’m curious about what you think managing tasks more effortlessly when it involves colleagues means to you? If your team was acting exactly in the right way in your mind, what would be different?