Turning In direction of a Activity You have Been Avoiding for Weeks

By Leo Babauta

Let’s think about that there’s a giant activity you’ve been avoiding for weeks (or perhaps a bunch of them!) … it simply turns into this ball of dread that you simply don’t wish to take into consideration, however that you simply really feel actually unhealthy that you simply’ve been pushing aside.

Sound acquainted? Everybody has one thing like this, whether or not it’s a giant work venture, taxes or budgeting, a troublesome e mail, a inventive venture, or simply some common duties you don’t wish to take care of.

So let’s assume you’d actually like to do that activity … how do you flip in direction of it?

I’m going to present you a follow you may tackle, turning in direction of one troublesome activity at a time, till your complete life begins to move.

Right here’s the follow:

Discover that you simply’re avoiding the duty. It is perhaps one thing you retain kicking to the subsequent day. Or an e mail that’s been sitting in your inbox. Perhaps there are quite a lot of them … however choose one and spot that you simply’re avoiding it. Set an intention to show in direction of it, just a bit, as a follow.
Pause for a second and sit with the duty. You don’t need to do the duty but. Simply take into consideration the duty for a couple of moments, and really feel the sentiments that come up. Perhaps dread, feeling unhealthy about your self, judgment, worry. You don’t need to assume an excessive amount of concerning the emotions, simply let your self really feel them for a couple of moments. Breathe.
Take a break if you want to. Stand up and stroll round. Drink some water, stretch, perform a little motion, dance, no matter you want. Then attempt step 2 once more.
Remind your self of why that is necessary. Why do you care about this? Is there an necessary final result that may come from doing this? One thing that issues to you?
Strive the smallest step. With a giant cause, take a small motion. Tiny. Are you able to open it and browse the primary sentence? Are you able to write a couple of phrases? Simply try this, and breathe.
Have fun your self. It’s a begin! You’ve turned in direction of the duty! It may appear foolish or unworthy of celebrating, however even turning in direction of one thing in a small means like it is a large victory. Acknowledge your self, and perform a little dance.