Posted by Julie Signore on December 08, 1998 at 22:16:12:
In Reply to: indecision posted by LLB on December 07, 1998 at 10:57:10:
Aloha LLB....
First off ....take a deep breath & avoid *panic* setting in. Yes, it may be easier said than done, yet stopping to pause can allow you the time to gather your wits & not become overwhelmed. Being overwhelmed may cause inertia in & of itself & we don't want that to happen. :)
OK . Let's regroup here for a second.
Take out a pad & write down the thing that you want to do. (Avoid *trying* ...you either do or you don't -- ie: *try* to stand up. Get the picture :) )
OK. After you wrote down the item you want to accomplish...take a walk-about & visually inspect what you are going to do. At that point you may actually SEE that there is another step that needs to be done first. Now write IT on your list too! Keep on moving around until you get a *clear* picture of what needs to be tackled first in order to reach your goal.
Not to worry here. Many people are in the same boat as you. Keep in mind that the majority of the time that we set out organizing an area it WILL create a dominoes reaction. thjis is QUITE normal. As i tell each of my clients "the middle of our project will look actually worse than when we started. So long as they are prepared for this -- it helps ease the stress tremendously.
LLB -- if you don't mind -- would you want to share a *specific* here....maybe it will help you out. Even at a distance ...sight unseen ...i can ask you some questions to lead you on the way. Besides, I'm sure we have plenty of participants & lurkers that may jump right on in to assist -- it's a GREAT group of folks that hang out here!!
Looking forward to another response from you...
Much Aloha,
Julie Signore - CEO
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