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It's All In Your Head

The thoughts, the dreams, the desires


But as many of you know, only one thing provides answers...


I'm an introvert at heart and have no concerns about spending time alone


But there's a downside to this that I don't speak about a lot and needs attention


Because when you're alone, it's easy to get lost in your own thoughts and overthink stuff


At times I even find myself lost in a goal of mine, analyzing all the different ways to achieve it


It takes up a ton of my energy and often leaves me more uncertain than I was before


In the end, you can't really have a conversation with yourself that helps much


There's always an inherent bias and no devil's advocate to help out


And the bias can jump to either side of the coin at any time


Making it difficult to draw any solid conclusions


Or make any sound decisions for yourself


It's a loser's game in the end...


The Wrong Way


I see it everywhere


And I'm to blame for it myself at times


But we're not always using entertainment effectively


It's often a time to forget reality and simplify things in our head


This became shockingly real for me when I moved to Portugal years ago


I used to be a big sports fan and I loved watching college football on the weekends


But once I got removed from all the marketing and hype around the sport


I realized I no longer had any desire to watch the games regularly


Why spend that time routing for a team behind a screen


There's no connection, its only entertainment


Why not use that time more effectively


Like investing in my development


Instead of ignoring it...


The Truth


This happens every time


But as I write these, I get to take a step back


And it always makes me realize how much work I have left


Those thoughts I mentioned in the first section, end up coming out


Fortunately, it allows me to put them onto paper and look at them as a reader


Sometimes I have great solutions to share and can provide value for you


Other times I'm lost for words and identify opportunities for growth


This is why regular writing is an actionable activity that helps


Instead of getting caught up in your own head at times


You can put your thoughts on paper for the reader


And learn where you need to take more action


Because once it's out there, it's out there


And it's hard to ponder it any more


You'll know where to focus...


The Right Way


Well, I'm still learning


So don't take my word for this one


But every time I get twisted up in my own head


I need to come out of my head to move the needle forward


One way this can be done is through writing as I mentioned last section


But there's something better, try putting it into physical practice and observing


This is what I find to work best in most situations, even with a bad outcome


Because it allows you to be aware of the outcomes of certain actions


Once you are more aware, you give yourself a chance to accept


And once you accept, you can take the next action forward


While extracting value and knowledge along the way


Without assuming outcomes in your own head


Which is much worse than a bad outcome


You'll just be stuck in limbo instead


No bad, no good, no nothing...


The Lesson


Only one thing can provide answers


And it's not the thoughts you create in your head


Think about that for a second, it's you who creates the thoughts


Regardless of where they actually came from, your brain decides to bring them up


Yeah, there could have been an external influence, but in the end, they're your thoughts


But it doesn't mean the thoughts are true or false, and that's the challenge friends


It's what can get you stuck there until you realize that it's all in your head


And you'll continue to get stuck there until you can get out of it


In the end, spending time alone can be very beneficial


But only if your energy is focused on growth


And that means actioning that sh*t


That's where the answers lie


Not inside your head...


With Love,

Steven Arthur George








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