One of my clients needed to send some important emails this week. When I asked what was getting in the way of sending the emails, the answer was work, projects at home, a lot of blah, blah, blah. (This story is told with permission).
Instead of sending the emails by the wishy-washy “end of the week,” I had said client get off the phone during our session and send the emails right that minute. No room for excuses.
We all have blah, blah, blah that is stopping us from taking action on something important, maybe even something we really want to do.
Here is a simple strategy for busting the blah, blah, blah:
Do It Now!
Right now.
Like, seriously, NOW.
Stop reading and go make that phone call, send that email, do that thing that has been glaring at you from your to-do list. (Then come back for the punch line).
Go on.
I’ll wait.
Whew! How did that feel?
My client called back for the rest of our session filled with relief and amazed that it was so easy to knock off the emails and get some important balls rolling.
Sprinkle this strategy liberally through your day. Instead of spending your precious energy planning or dreading or anticipating doing the thing, just do it now. (If I tweeted, that would be a tweetable). And be done with it.
Easy, peasy. Hit reply to this email and tell me what you did!
I hope that helps.
Christina