One of the biggest time-wasters for Inspired Creatives is indecision. We have trouble making decisions because we lack clarity about who we are and what our overall purpose is.
Clarity gives you direction. Direction enables you to make faster decisions. Faster decisions allow you to take advantage of the production state that follows flow. So, let’s say you have a storm of ideas raining down while you’re in a flow state. When you have a clear direction for your life and business, you can quickly see which ideas fit and which ones don’t. You can toss the ones out that don’t fit and narrow your decision to the ones that do.
Let’s say you’ve narrowed your choices down to three options that are in alignment with your purpose. Deciding which of those three to implement can depend upon the amount of time, space and resources you have available.
For example, a gardener may choose from hundreds of seeds to plant. How does he know which ones to put in the ground? He looks at several things in making that decision:
1) How much garden space do I have?
2) How much time do I have in my growing season?
3) How long does it take this seed to grow? Do I have enough time to grow it?
4) Will this seed grow in my soil? Do I have the right kind of climate for it?
5) Is the timing right? Is it the right season for the seed to grow?
6) Personal preference. Will my family and I enjoy eating this fruit or vegetable?
If you have an idea, you can run it through a similar series of questions.
1) Do I have space for this idea? Do I have room in my life for it? For example, a decade ago, I knew I wanted to be a speaker, but I had small children at home then. Traveling wasn’t a viable option. Now, as my children are older and my husband is home more, traveling and speaking is easier to do. I have the space for this idea.
2) How much time do I have right now for this idea? If you’re taking care of an ailing elderly parent, now might not be the time for you to start a large time-intensive project.
3) How long will it take to get this idea to completion? Do I have that kind of time available to wait for a harvest? For example, do you need the money immediately to pay your house payment? If so, an idea that could take a year to produce revenue wouldn’t be your first choice.
4) Do I have the right soil and climate for this idea? Do I have the skill set, the energy, and the resources? Am I going to get bored with this idea? Do I have the money to hire the people who do have the skill set or temperament for the project?
5) Is the timing right? Let’s say it’s the heat of the summer and you want to grow broccoli. You probably won’t have much luck since broccoli grows better in cooler weather. I’ve had many ideas over the years that I had to set aside until the timing was right.
6) Will I enjoy implementing this idea? Does it feel right? Is it going to make me happy?
So let’s say you have an idea that doesn’t meet one or more of the criteria above. You don’t have to throw the idea away, you can just put it on the back burner to simmer a bit. Put it on your master list of ideas until the resources, time, and energy are available.
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About Marnie Pehrson Kuhns
Marnie Pehrson Kuhns is a Certified SimplyAlign Practitioner™ who uses music and creativity to mentor you past barriers, fears and doubts to discover, create, align with, and deliver your soul’s song (the mission, message or purpose you are on this earth to live). Marnie is a best-selling author with 31 fiction and nonfiction titles. If you'd like Marnie and her husband Dave to work with you personally on Your Great Reinvention, get a FREE 20-minute strategy session with Marnie here.
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