How often do you find yourself feeling anxious, restless, worried or bored? How do you know what to do, when you don’t know what to do, but know there’s a ton to do?
I often find myself in this cyclical predicament, and have refined a workable solution to get me through these times. Below are nine steps you can follow, to get through periods of not knowing what to do next:
Put away your phone/computer/tablet during idle times. Use these items as tools, not boredom feeders and time passers.
Refer to your existing lists of projects, to-do lists, goals and dreams. What can you take action on right now, in the moment to move towards completion and success of those?
Look around you, when you are feeling these feelings. Can it be a simple action of tidying or cleaning up your space? If you feel anxious, uninspired and unproductive in your workspace, can you spend a few minutes organizing it, tossing trash away and cleaning the surface to give you a fresh perspective?
Choose to choose. Inaction is a choice. Action is a choice. Which are you choosing to do for yourself and your future self? Is your goal to workout daily, but you’ve not yet started, even after holding this goal for 4 years? You can choose to begin right now, by doing planks, jumping jacks, push-ups or walking around your neighborhood. Isn’t this easy?
Decide to decide. Similar to the above, deciding to make a decision is vital to your progression towards success and completion of a task, or bringing a dream into reality. Indecision is also a decision.
Declutter a space: your mind via journaling, your closet by purging old, unworn and ill-fitting clothing and shoes, your desk by recycling unnecessary papers, your car by tossing all those cups in the trash and vacuuming the surfaces and crevices. Maintaining a clear, clean and organized space helps your mind be clear for thinking and ideation.
Start. Simply take a first step towards a goal will give you a sense of accomplishment. Is your goal to buy a house? Start by using an online mortgage calculator to get a sense of your price range. Next, assess your financial accounts including bank accounts, credit card balances, car loans, income and monthly budgets.
Write it down. If taking action doesn’t seem like the right start of the path forward towards your goals, simply get a pen and paper, and write down what you want to do and accomplish in a specified timeframe. Or, write out your feelings. Do a brain dump via morning pages, or with the Bullet Journaling method.
Talk to someone about it that is a reliable listening ear, a mentor or coach for you.
If any of these steps above sound helpful, please do utilize any of the above steps in your daily life or a combination of any of these practices into your routine to success, regardless of what your goals and dreams are, you’ll be a few steps closer to bringing those into your reality.
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Beth is a parent, partner, multipreneur, writer, investor, maker, Lifestyle Coach and calmly enthusiastic lover of people, animals, coffee, plants and all facets of life.
