by Ché O'Donnell-Gibson | Oct 2, 2018 | Lessons from Alike
It can be a challenge for many people to effectively balance time and thought. If you struggle with finding the motivation to get started on a new project, a new hobby, a new career move, or even a household chore, you may be overthinking it. While you may have the inspiration to get something done, you might be worrying about when to get started, what might go wrong, how to do it, or whether you even should. These thoughts are setting you back and hindering your personal and professional growth. You will never be able to achieve your goals with this type of thinking, so it’s time to do away with it and just start. While planning everything may be your initial response to setting a goal, it may not be the best choice. Sometimes, possibly against your better judgement, just getting to work without a specific plan in mind can be the key to reaching your goals. However, it may take some conditioning to get yourself out of the habit of overthinking. Here are a few ways that you can train yourself to do rather than think: Have a broad direction in mind. It is important to have goals, but you shouldn’t think so hard about them that you aren’t taking action. Know what you want to accomplish, and keep that in mind as you move forward, but don’t worry so much about the rigid details. Instead, your goal should be a loose idea that is not too specific to allow for some extra wiggle room for growth and adaptation. Accept that you don’t always have the answers....
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