Problem 2: Not Understanding the “Point of Overwhelm”
The fact is I know exactly where I’m going with my business. I’m only interested in ideas that will get me there faster, or enhance what I’m already doing by making it easier or more enjoyable.
Learning how to use social media marketing from scratch will make the process longer, not shorter. Sure, people make millions off of it. But I’m not going to pretend there isn’t a massive learning curve to it.
There is.
One I don’t want to attempt, because I’d have to completely reinvent my business to incorporate it.
Not for me.
But most people at seminars leave with pages and pages of notes, almost a whole notebook full. I used to be one of them. You know how many times I’ve used notes like that?
Twice.
Let’s be honest with ourselves. Do we really do anything with the notes when we get home? So why clutter up your life anymore?
There is a point of overwhelm.
That’s when you have too much noise in your head. That’s usually caused by trying to take in 20 hours of content in three days. 20 condensed hours covering thousands of hours of experience.
When you leave yourself open to all possibilities, you end up choosing none. If I were starting over again from scratch, here’s what I’d do.
I’d go to the seminars until I heard a presentation that completely blew me away and got me excited.
Then, if that speaker had a course, I’d buy.
Then, I’d lock myself in the hotel room for the rest of the seminar. I’d devour that information.
By the end of the seminar, I’d already have an action plan on using that information, and have already completed several steps in it.
That means no more attending any other presentations. I’d only break at night to go network with other people, to develop mutually prosperous relationships for helping each other achieve our goals.
If I was too shy to network, then I’d just stay in the hotel room and act, act, act.
By the flight home, I’d have already put in 25 hours of work into my new internet business.
The momentum would them carry over to when I got home. With all my spare time, I’d know exactly what I should be doing. And that’s all I would be doing.
That’s not sexy though.
In fact, it kind of sounds like hard work, doesn’t it? That’s because it is…in a relative sense. You’re going to have to dig in for a bit. But trust me. My work days are very easy these days.
I don’t have to answer to someone else and I don’t have to put up with idiots.
It was totally worth those few months of solid, dedicated, action taking.
Here’s how you beat “the point of overwhelm”. First realize it exists. Second, whenever you feel overwhelmed, stop thinking. Overwhelm only comes from thinking too much.
What do you do instead of think?
Take action. Just go with something. Anything is better than staying in a state of overwhelm.
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