How to Stop the Swirl

Thoughts swirling? 🌪️ Here’s how to break out of the storm…
We’ve all been there. The late night hamster wheel that steals our sleep and ruins our peace of mind.

It can be paralyzing. The thoughts become so loud in our heads that taking any action seems directionless or overwhelming. 

Here’s two steps to break free: 

1. Keep it simple
2. Keep it short term 

When we think “keep it simple,” that means you put “first things first” and then leave it at that.

The mental script looks like this:

-What’s the next task I need to do?
-When can I get that done? 

Good. ✅

And that’s it! Let it be. Take a deep breath and know that’s good enough for now.

When we think “keep it short term” that means asking yourself…

“What can I do this week to advance this issue towards my goal?”

So many of us thinking months and years ahead, when really what we need to focus on is what we can do in the moment, by the end of the day, or by the end of the week.

Once we take action, worry tends to disappear.

The key is having the courage to lean into any anxieties and get the process started by keeping things simple, and short term, to stop the dreaded swirl.