Episode Overview:
In this episode of the Women's Success Coach Podcast I am talking about taking action, even when you really don’t want to. We all have things we should do or need to do, yet we really, really don’t want to. Your reason for not wanting to do something could be because it is boring, frustrating, or mundane…or it could be because it feels hard, challenging, uncomfortable, or overwhelming. What happens when you postpone taking action is that you sit in those uncomfortable feelings for longer than is necessary. In most cases, they won’t magically go away and suddenly you will feel good about doing the task at hand. Instead, they are still there until you get the task done, so you are creating a situation where you have to experience them for a longer period of time.
What I Cover:
- Why your brain wants you to avoid doing things that are uncomfortable or require too much energy.
- Three strategies to help you take the first step and get into action.
- A five step process that can help you get something done now, instead of putting it off and sitting in uncomfortable feelings longer than necessary.
Let's Take Some Action:
- Identify 1 thing that you have to do today or over the course of the next week that you don’t really want to do because it feels unpleasant or uncomfortable.
- Identify the thoughts you have about it and the feelings those thoughts generate.
- Challenge the thoughts. Are they accurate? Is it as bad as you think it is or is your brain feeding you some drama about it. They may be accurate but it is always good to check in and make sure your brain is not blowing things out of proportion.
- Decide if you want to sit in those uncomfortable feelings for the whole day or week, or if you want to get the thing done so that you can move on from them. Decide on a time you will start to take action on the task.
- Choose a strategy, or strategies, that will help you get into action. As a reminder, you may want to break it down into smaller chunks, you may want to set a timer for 5 minutes and assess if you want to keep going once the timer goes off, or you may want to think about your future self and ask how they would feel about you getting the task started or even completely, instead of prolonging it.
Useful Resources:
Do you worry too much, overthink, assume the worst-case scenarios, spend a lot of time focusing on negative things that have happened, or discredit positive things happening? If so, you are dealing with the human brain we have all been given and you are not alone.
The good news is, you can change this and it may not take as long as you may think! If you want a free resource that will help you examine your thinking patterns, and change those that are not serving you, grab my 5 Common Thought Distortions Guide HERE.
Let’s stay in touch:
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