Dropped the ball…
Confession time. For SO many years in my previous business, I had a reminder set fortnightly - "write blog". For YEARS that reminder went unsatisfied. Eventually it was like a poster on an over populated notice board - completely invisible.
So when I actually committed to this newsletter and blog for all of last year - monthly, I was so impressed with myself. Not to say it wasn't a challenge, putting my words out there to be consumed and potentially critiqued or even worse, rejected, ehhh. It reminds me I'm human, which really is sweet relief.
So just now I've taken a dose of my own advise so as to be with you now.
Top 5 tips for regrouping when you’ve dropped the ball
pay attention to the agitation - the tiny voice that keeps popping up to remind you to “make a call on that” - you’d committed, and when you did that it meant something. The agitation is the indicator that something matters. Is it time to wrap it up, but you’ve left something hanging. Does something need a touch of change and then you’re back on track. What else is stealing your time?
regroup on your value around the “thing” - values and purpose when aligned in the way we act towards them create ease. Assessing how you’ve moved away from the value driven actions, or how has another area of life become to rigid in its alignment of a value and pulling you away. What was working when you were thinking, speaking, acting in alignment with that value?
whats the smallest thing - sometimes we go to big with actions and overwhelm ourselves. What is the smallest thing you can do get the ball rolling? Adjust your inner dialogue to be more self compassionate? Plan your communication if something feels outside of your skill level? Speak more clearly about what you need from others, or say “No” to more things to free up your time…? Pick an action that will be simple in the reality of your life.
timeframe it - pick a time you’ll commit to that small thing. Be deliberate and specific. 4pm this Thursday.
score it - now check your plan, will you commit to it? 10/10 = this feels worthwhile and achievable and nothing will rattle me from this vs 1/10 = absolutely not this is a joke, I’m not chance. If you score 7/10 or higher, you have are set. If you scored lower than 7, take some time to regroup and reassess, something is off.
So my smallest thing for me today, was to offer you this and not overthink it. Do this within 10 mins this morning and send it!
I hope you have all been thriving and you feel good in your health and choices.
Glad to be blogging with you again.