Have you ever struggled with procrastination? Do you bounce from one thing to the other or just never move forward in your life? We are all challenged by this at times in our lives but don’t need to be, and like most things in life, we can change it if we really want to. Most people struggle the most with the question, “I don’t know what I should do”. There are so many options to choose from that they don’t know where to begin.
People are suffering from a psychological problem called FOMO or “fear of missing out”.
When we are experiencing anxiety from FoMo, we are often paralyzed because we want to do it all and yet have to choose a direction or make a decision. If we choose option “B” then we are anxious about missing out on option “A”. So, we don’t do anything. Sound familiar?
The truth is that no decision is a decision.
A story.
I was in Tokyo visiting many years ago with my husband. We got on the subway in town to head to the hotel after arriving. I looked around, read what I could and made a decision to go a particular direction on the subway. My husband said, “what if we go the wrong way?” My answer, “we get off the train and go the other way”. My advice to you? Get on the train, if you go the wrong way, consider it to be an adventure or “market research” and then go the other way. Same thing works for a job, a relationship, a move. Don’t make a career out of making the decision because if it doesn’t work out, make a different decision next time.
What decision could you make today that will propel you in a direction?_______
What if you don’t make a decision?___________
What would your life look like if you made an amazing decision?____________