There is a well-known saying that goes – A failure to plan is a plan for failure. We all know how essential planning is for our success. However, too much time spent on thinking and planning can also be detrimental to achieving our goals.

While it is completely normal to set aside some time for planning, too much of it can affect your productivity. Take, for example, a project you have at home where you want to paint an old cupboard. There is a big difference between opening the paint tin and starting to paint, to thinking about all the possible things you can use it for when it is finished.

If you keep planning on how you will paint it, what color you will choose, where you will place it, what you will use it for, it will never get done. At some point, you have to pick up the brush and paint. Continue reading →

Fear has a fascinating purpose in our lives. Fear helps us to avoid or reduce harm. When we feel fear, we take steps to protect ourselves from life-threatening behaviors or events. Think of our primitive ancestors running for their lives. They were afraid of becoming an animal’s next meal.

Thankfully we don’t have those problems, however, we still experience fear the same way. Our fears of what we perceive as being dangerous can prevent us from doing things we’d like to. Unlike our ancestors, our fears go beyond animal predation or starvation.

We can become afraid of less tangible things such as failing. As a result, our fear of failing can paralyze us from taking action in so many areas of our life. Our fear of failure holds us back. Continue reading →