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Turn toward something right in front of you

Turn toward something right in front of you

What’s something right in front of you that you could focus on?

It might be the light in the room, nature, or another person. Or it might be answering an email or writing a blog post.

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Notice

Notice

Often when we’re caught up in a loop or overthinking, we aren’t aware of it. It seems like the right thing to do, to keep thinking about this thing that’s worrying us. But to break out of the loop, we have to notice we’re in it.

Signs that will point out to you that you’re in a...

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Ask what’s needed

Ask what your fear could use right now — some compassion, some music, a nice cup of tea, journaling or a walk?

Then ask what’s needed in the situation you’re overthinking — what’s the simplest thing that you could do here, what’s the simplest way you could speak from the heart? Th...

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Turn toward the underlying fear

Once you’ve noticed, the magic trick is to look beyond the thing you think needs to be solved … to the fear underneath. It’s like not looking at the hand the magician is trying to direct your attention to, but to the other hand that is hiding the coin.

Don’t look at the object of ...

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Be with the fear

Be with the fear

Before we let go of the overthinking, we have to be with the feeling of fear that’s in our bodies. Otherwise, it’s like trying to calm a freaked-out child by ignoring them.

What if instead we could be with the fear and relax with it, so it can relax? Can you feel the f...

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Notice the light, sounds, energy

Another place to put your attention is the light all around you. Just keep your eyes on one spot, and notice the light in the room you’re in. Another day, just focus on noticing sounds or energy.

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It’s easier than ever to generate word-of-mouth advertising because it no longer depends on people speaking to one another face to face. 

You might get word-of-mouth advertising when a customer mentions your online course on social media or writes a blog post about it. 

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