Don't Over Think It

Who’s guilty of sitting in their thoughts and letting them get the best of you? Who’s even more irritated because you’ve allowed your energy to stay stuck on that one thing, and have yet to accomplish anything?  Well I’m here to tell you.... CHILL! It’s ok to give good thought and consideration to what you’re about to do, however don’t allow yourself to wreck your brain. If your thinking gets in the way of you making a decision, you’re probably overthinking it. 

Do what you should. Don’t talk about what you should be doing.Being a Doer instead of just a Thinker requires a good amount of discipline and commitment. Doing involves risk but it’s the only way to make progress. If you’re not focused enough, you can never get past the “thinking” stage of getting work done. Stop thinking you are at a disadvantage because of your weaknesses. If you really need to get something done, you will find a good reason why you have to pursue it otherwise your excuses will constantly convince you why it can’t be done.

Don’t over-plan and under-act! Inaction is expensive! Thinking and planning in advance is important to your success but acting is even more crucial to long-term achievement. Just thinking about something wont’t do you any good if you don’t actually do it. Every time you put something off, it’s put into a queue, and nearly everything in that order of things to do may NEVER get done. You can never get real progress if you don’t take action.

Balancing thought and action will always be a challenge for many us. Look at what you’re doing now, and aim your thoughts at doing it well. Think and analyze enough to do your best work, but not so much that you get distracted by those thoughts. If you’re worried about failure, failure only comes when you don’t attempt to put some sort of effort/action. Remember there is no actual failure in giving your all whatever the results are. Momentum comes through actions, so do something that moves you forwards. Even a small act is significant.