When you're not ready to handle something the best thing to do is to put it aside. But sometimes when you leave things for much longer than necessary and you're no longer taking the time to figure out how to manage a challenge problem, you're just avoiding it. Often once you start avoiding something it … Continue reading The ‘Do It Now’ day
Tag: avoidance
Easy conversations only
When we avoid having conversations that we consider to be hard, difficult or challenging we are also saying that we're only committed to easy conversations. You then find yourself in situations where you're avoiding saying what you really think or how you really feel because you want to keep things easy. However, this just leads … Continue reading Easy conversations only
Allow yourself to evolve
Starting projects can be exciting and stressful. Working on projects can be challenging and wonderful. Ending projects can be really difficult but also a great relief. How do you let go of something that has become one of your greatest achievements, something you've dedicated time, effort and money to? The answer is, you just do … Continue reading Allow yourself to evolve
That thing you’re avoiding
How is it we allow ourselves to be overwhelmed and consumed small simple tasks? Something that could take 10 minutes becomes challenging and scary. So, you put it off and tell yourself that you'll do it later, that you'll do it when you feel less afraid or less overwhelmed. Meanwhile the feelings won't go away … Continue reading That thing you’re avoiding
Avoidance
Avoidance is temporary. You might feel like you've managed to escape when you put it off for another day. However, that's not quite how it works, it hasn't gone away. What you don't do today will still be there tomorrow. It'll be there until you decided to face it, or it faces you. And so … Continue reading Avoidance
The problem with putting things off
One of the best things that we can do for ourselves is, do things that need to be done, instead of putting them off. Our lives would be so much easier and our stress levels would be significantly lower if only we didn't wait to get things done. Often these things to be done are … Continue reading The problem with putting things off
When to start
Do it now. There are 100 cliches about the right time to begin You've heard them, I've heard them and sometimes i even write them. But the truth is now is really as good a time as any. If you think something is worth putting off and doing later instead, ask yourself why. Do you … Continue reading When to start
Boredom and avoidance
If you think you're bored you might find that there's actually something you're avoiding. So often we find ourselves feeling like we have nothing to do, when in reality we're just putting off what needs to be done. When you don't want to do something, it feels easier to avoid it in favour of something … Continue reading Boredom and avoidance
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