But I'm back.
Confession: I haven't felt I was living up to my own values in regards to the Art of Stress Free Productivity for a few months now. Hence, the reason I haven't posted anything. But I have a clear mind now and I'm ready to take on new challenges, and even the old challenges I didn't want to face.
More Info: My family is moving. My family (with kids aged 9, 7, 5, 2 and 2) is moving to Brazil for 2 years. It just rocked my whole world. I was feeling so good. I was gettinig so much done. I was on a role! Then this came and knocked me back. I had a hard time getting back on track.
Everything that was on my pre-Brazil To Do lists wasn't relevant anymore. Everything that was on my "For Brazil" mind I couldn't do anything about (there were a lot of unknowns about our departure). I felt trapped.
You know in the winter when the valley fills up with smog from the inversion. That is how I felt in my brain. Lot's of pressure and no clear view on what to do next. There were so many unknowns. When we would be leaving, what we needed to bring, what we needed to buy. Well I finally feel like I've driven up the mountain and above all the smoggy air and can see clearly!
It's the best feeling in the world.
And I can start again to Get Things Done!
Here is what is getting me going.
"We can't always go back to the beginning for a new start, but we can start from now and make a brand new end." Let's start from NOW. What is the most relevent or important thing to do now. Keep your To Do lists relevant by reviewing them often and not be afraid to take something off your ASAP list and put it on your Someday Maybe list.
And "It only takes 2 minutes." My 2 minute tasks are saving me. Because I am doing them. I'm doing the little things and I get in the momentum of doing. So instead of being overwhelmed I am taking action. It may not be all the big things that are on my list, but I am tackling those big things by taking my next action on the little things.
And of course. "What is the very next step that will move this project forward?" Taking a little extra thought into a project can help you decide the veryNext Action.
So Feel Free to share your experiences. What is on your mind? What happens when you take the next step to get it off your mind?
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