If I could only find some time to just think.
I have heard this from some of my friends this week and to be honest, I have said it to myself. When there is so much happening, it can be easy to get caught up in the mode of being busy and not taking any time to think. You just keep doing more things without a lot of thought behind them. Sometimes you can get paralyzed by the sheer number of things to do and end up accomplishing nothing.
Tony Robbins says, “Where focus goes, energy flows.” If you spend your energy on the one thing that will make a big impact on you, isn’t that better than doing ten things that don’t give you anything in return? Here is an easy way to find the time. Set the morning alarm for thirty minutes earlier and before you look at your phone, take the time to quiet down your brain and think. When I have done this, I have seen the difference that it makes for me. The key is making it a daily habit and doing it.
Try this approach for one week and see what it can do for you. Thirty minutes isn’t too much to ask and it can help you speed up simply by slowing down. Here are a few thought starters that you could think about if this is new for you: ideas that you want to try, goals you want to accomplish, solutions to problems, or assess your progress on your visibility and your career. You can also be quiet and see what shows up in your brain that needs to be considered.
Capture what happens each day, pay attention to the results, and see what a difference it makes for you.
If you need my support to help you navigate the overwhelm and get you focused on the right things, just reach out. Sometimes it just takes a single conversation to help you see what you may be missing and get you on the right track!