When looking at everything we have to do, we can overwhelm ourselves and end up doing absolutely nothing. Doing nothing starts the cycle of self criticism – “I got nothing done today”, “what is my problem”, “I can’t find what I’m looking for because everything is so disorganized”. We all do this and we are shocked when we repeat the pattern again and again. Combat it by taking one step, do SOMETHING, ANYTHING, no matter how small the task. This seems so deceptively simple, but it can be hard to get started when we play down this strategy’s effectiveness by thinking that small things do not make a difference. Small steps DO make a difference. It gets you moving and it builds momentum.
