It is easy to get overwhelmed by a project. We can see the great mass of actions needed to achieve the desired outcome, but all of the actions might be jumbled up in our heads in terms of 'order' plus we might not know all of the required actions at the start.
I find that there are two key ways to combat this potential paralysis:
- Get it down onto paper. Try to write a list of actions that you think will be needed. Then attempt to put them into some sort of order as to priority and responsibility i.e. who will complete the action? Ideally, use Post-It notes, or something similar, with an action point on each. The cool thing about these sticky notes is that can then be shuffled around to change the order etc.
- Take one step at a time. This is key. I find that most business owners can get reasonably far in carrying out step 1 above; however, many get stuck when they feel like they don't have all of the answers or actions. So they stop. And procrastinate (guilty as charged!). The key to getting over this, in my experience, is to simply move forward with what you have and currently know. The next (currently 'unknown') step will reveal itself once you are in motion. The point is that you might not be able to see this next step from where you are sat at the beginning, but as you travel through the action steps, the view will become clearer and the mist will start to clear.
Just start, and then the remaining lost jigsaw pieces will fall into place.
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