Have you ever faced a problem or project where you didn't know what to do to move forward or solve it? We all have this "dilemma" from time to time and it can cause a lot of stress, passivity and procrastination. In recent years, I have been asked a number of questions to help me move forward. Often, problems arise in deeper areas. fear in general. Fear of failure, or fear of being ridiculed, or fear of the consequences that our useless brain thinks and is convinced will happen. This week, I want to share with you these five questions that can free your mind when applied to specific industries and move your projects and backlogs forward.
What's next?
This is the most powerful question you can ask when something is clogged. There is a simplicity behind this question. As you can see, to move forward, you just need to know what to do next. This action could be a simple email, text or phone call. It can be used to write paragraphs or create slides. The key to this question is the only step. I do not think of all the stages to complete the project or to solve the problem. The next step is to think about the next step. one thing. When one task is separated into the next, it becomes much easier to do that task. And of course, the next step often leads to the next step and then the next step until you make significant progress in what it holds.
What prevents me from doing this?
This is one of my favorite questions because it almost always reveals a fear of something. For example, fear of failure or fear of hurting someone. The power is that once you find a reason not to do something, you can reevaluate whether you want to do a task or project.
If you're "writing a book" about your plans for this year and keep putting off your annual tasks, you should stop and ask yourself this question. The way you write your homework can hold you back. If you look at the "Write a book" task, the task is so big that your brain will resist. You stop and ask, "What's stopping me from doing this?" when you are asked. I understand that this is too much work. This is a project. If you set this up as a project, it will show "What's next?" You can ask. This could be drawing a sketch or setting up a project in the Notes app. Once you know what the stumbling blocks are, you can scrap your work and get started.
Why am I afraid?
I love this question because I know that the most common reason for not doing something is fear. Fear of arguing with someone on the phone or fear of failure. I recently had to tell a client company that I could no longer work with them due to my busy schedule. I kept procrastinating and found that I was procrastinating out of fear. So I stopped and asked. Why am I afraid? The answer was simple. I didn't want to hurt the company. This allowed us to solidify our reasons for doing this and set deadlines. I had to call right away on Monday morning as they said the repairs would be done by 11am on Monday. I called and spoke to a very reliable HR manager, but I was able to get results and did no harm to anyone and left the possibility of working for the company again in the future. It was a satisfactory result. This leads nicely to the next question.
What’s the worst that could happen?
Your brain will conjure up the worst possible scenarios and convince you that the worst thing will be the end of the world. The truth is, the worst is never as bad as you fear. The trick here is to record the worst case scenario and see what it is. If you look at the worst scenarios ever written, most of them are funny, some scenarios are almost impossible, and most of them are manageable. In the example above, the worst case scenario I could come up with was a dispute with the company, but it won't be the end of the world because I can no longer work. It won't be a good result, but if it happens, it's acceptable.
Finally...when will we do it?
We all have a to-do list that repeats itself over and over. We want to do it, we think we should, but we never do. When you do something like this, ask yourself: When can you do this? Most of the time, you know you never will. In this case, delete the job. Eliminating these operations gives you a degree of freedom and allows you to continue. If you really don't know when you're going to work on a task, if you know what you'd like to do one day, you can add it to your Always/Maybe list in the Notes app and forget about it. You can also assign a date to a task (or project or goal) and commit to completion by that date. I often use some of these questions for these assignments to clarify why I'm not doing them, but if you really don't know, get rid of them and give your mind space to focus on what you do know. They do it. Having these questions in your arsenal of productivity tricks will help you overcome procrastination, fear, and hesitation. They can help you identify when you're not doing what you think you should do, and can help you find stuck projects and goals.
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