Go with the flow... Yes or no?

As we all know, over-analyzing things tends to get us nowhere fast. We spend too much time thinking and not enough time doing. The obvious reaction to this can be to do just the opposite... go with what comes and let the universe figure it out. This second option unfortunately leaves us with the same result (and anxiety) as the first since little gets done as we have no plan.

What are we to do? Howsabout going with the flow yet having a hand in controlling the direction!

All this means is that we need to set some kind of short and long term goals. The long term is easy since we just state what we want to happen in the end (being realistic, of course). The short term goals are the most important as they will lead us to the final result. These short-term goals should be able to be accomplished in two to three weeks or less. Each time one of these goals is reached, we get the added bonus of a sense of accomplishment and added energy to tackle the next one. An object in motion tends to stay in motion, so says one of the fundamental laws of physics. The inertia created by short-term acheivable goals keeps us in motion until the greater goal is reached. This method also insures we do not feel overwhelmed by the immensity of the larger task, and indeed arrive there sooner.

Such "steps on the ladder" allow us to forget about how much we have to do and therefore worry less. This, added to the momentum of our day by day acheivements, truly allows us more room to "go with the flow" and enjoy life now, later AND in the distant future!

Break it down!