I’ve been writing about a business owner who was ready for something new. In the last installment, I gave three reasons why people stay in a situation that’s not all they want. Sometimes far from what they want.
Yet, they stay there. They don’t move through it to something better. I last covered Reason #3, they’re too busy. Now let’s turn to Reason #2, they don’t know how to figure it out.
Thomas had this idea of a mission. But he didn’t know what steps to take to begin to shape that. He had no clarity. He hadn’t done the work to get clarity. It’s not that he couldn’t figure it out. Not that he didn’t have the intellectual capacity. But he hadn’t. The path forward was not obvious.
If you have two projects on your desk and each is to take five hours. Both are important. Neither is urgent. One is an Excel spreadsheet or something you could do in your sleep. Sort of fun. Just a matter of putting the puzzle together. The other is fuzzy. It’s subtle. You don’t have all the information and are not sure how to get the information. It requires slowing down, which is not your strong suit.
Which project are you most likely to jump into? The one that’s clear, easy, and “finishable”? Or the one that’s more vague? The one that involves a lot of introspection, investigation, and sorting through.
So, it begs the question. Where are you completing Excel spreadsheets and avoiding sorting out and creating the life you truly want? The parts and pieces of life that bring you joy and fulfillment. Where is your peace being disturbed, and would you like to live in peace?
