What happens when you get stuck......?

You started off very nicely. You thought about your plan and it was a good idea.

You made up some excuses to not get started, then you read last week's post and managed to overcome them.

With renewed enthusiasm, you thought some more and realised the plan was 100% in your control (good stuff for a good idea).

Then nothing happened. What happened that nothing happened?

O v e r w h e l m
or
Too much thinky.

Too much thinky is the stopper of good ideas, good plans. It is that process of too much thinky that leads the mind to provide the excuse of - too much to do / to achieve.

We are no longer tired from doing too much - we are tired because we think too much about all the things we have to do. No wonder nothing gets done around here.

So - deal with overwhelm. Grab a piece of paper and head it up with your plan. Now write down the stuff you need to do to achieve the plan - little chunks. At this stage, there doesn't need to be an order to it - just get writing. Write down everything you can think of that relates to achieving your goal, your challenge. Keep writing until you are tired from writing - not thinking about writing but actually writing. Push past any little blockages you reach - where you believe you have no more to write (get through three of these blockages and you know you have everything covered).

Does this suddenly seem counterintuitive? Does it seem - if I write it down I will be more overwhelmed? Strangely enough, the opposite is true. The more you write down, the more space you clear in your magnificent brain, then better the poor overload thing can think clearly. Amazing and true.

Give yourself a moment to relax after you have written and give yourself permission to feel good about moving forward.

You are on your way to achieving your challenge.

Have a wonderful unwhelmed week.

Barbara
Professional Success Life Coach