How often do you question yourself and wonder if you are making right decision? You sometimes have great ideas but get stuck in analysis paralysis. You don’t want to just jump into something. You want to be sure that you are smart about this and make a strategic decision.
So you pause, and then think.
You create a pros and con list.
You analyze.
More doubts and questions start to creep in.
New worrisome thoughts enter your head
You analyze some more.
You seek advice and get thoughts from friends
Depending on who you talk with, you might have MORE questions
And then you end up in this vicious spinning cycle of over thinking and over analyzing.
Why do we do this to ourselves? Our heart knows the answer, however, we don’t always listen to it. We allow our mind to get involved. We want to ensure we make the “right” decision. We don’t want to look bad. We don’t want to make a mistake, so we take more time than necessary to make decisions, or worse, we don’t make a decision at all.
What if rather than doubting, you trusted and had faith. Mel Robbins talks about the 5 second rule. We can do anything in 5 seconds, after 5 seconds we start to doubt. What is your first thought? Is it yes or no?
If it is not a hell yes, then it is a hell no
It is when we start to focus on the HOW’s that doubts start to creep in. When we try to control the outcome, we tend to create unneeded pressure on ourselves. It is not our job to focus on the HOW, that is God’s job. Our job is to create the vision and believe. To ask for daily guidance on the next best actions to take. ,
The next time you have an important decision to make, don’t allow yourself a lot of time to make the decision. Listen to your gut, decide and have faith in what you have chosen.