Sometimes keeping pace, pushing harder, running faster, doesn’t always deliver the results you want.
In fact, quite often, when we are going too fast, it has the opposite desired effect, we can actually get less done.
It is so important to schedule breaks, set boundaries, spend time on the things that matter, that bring you energy.
It comes down to what you want to achieve. McKinsey talks about “knowing that solutions are always available and require only that we be conscious enough to see them. If we are, we set the right attention (we’re fully present) and intention, directing our energy to the solutions we want to emerge.
Focus on these four steps:
- Accept that your challenges are complex.
- Pace the speed of your work
- Trust that solutions are always available.
- Set the right attention and intention by being present and directing your energy.
In the daily practice, I ask you to push yourself to focus on one thing at a time. This is a very practical and effective way of slowing down and extending your mental energy.
A clear mind is a calm mind, which enables us to make decisions, to navigate change and respond well to pressure. Find a meditation, a task or technique that helps you to bring calm.
Small steps, big changes; an exercise you might like to try.
Daily practice: push yourself to focus on one thing at a time. Start small, build it up. Create reminders.
Top 3 benefits: more focus, achieve quality over quantity and become much calmer.
To learn more; I have shared some links on resources that I think may be useful to you below.
Useful links
Slowing down to speed up (mckinsey.com)
When you feel the need to speed up, slow down | Kimi Werner | TEDxMaui
These insights are shared in the spirit of creating awareness of ways we can unlock our human potential and grow a sustainable sense of positive wellbeing. If it brings up emotions that are unsettling, talk to someone close to you or a professional.
