Are you in a state of overhwlem and not sure what to do next? Well, there’s only one thing you need to do.
The next thing.
That’s right. Just do the very next thing.
We feel overwhelmed when we let our minds wander into the future and think of all the things we ‘might’ need to do to finish a task. But many of those things actually can’t be done now anyway.
Have you ever developed a project list like this?
- Confirm objectives
- Gather all information
- Write an outline
- Speak to Bob about it
- Write first draft
- Revise as needed
Blah blah blah
But wait! You haven’t even confirmed the objectives yet, so how can you possibly do the rest?!
Action – Brainstorm all the tasks that need to get done on one of your projects. Then identify the very next thing and only do that.
Keep doing this until you feel the momentum return and the overwhelm subside.