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Begin.  It may appear complex but you can see the way: begin.  Simply begin.  Mary Anne Radmacher

I have a problem with beginning things that feel, look, and truly are overwhelming and complex for me.  And what overwhelms me is probably not what overwhelms others.  We all have those things that tend to make our heart rates rise, our hands get clammy, and our minds spin and go nowhere productive. 
Traveling is my most recent overwhelming and complex thing.  I get myself WORKED up about packing and about all the logistics.  And yes, I know how to pack well - especially for overseas etc.  But I still get overwhelmed and I don't, I can't, begin.  So what happens?  I'm frantically packing last minute and having to make unnecessary runs to the store for things I procrastinated on because I was feeling stuck. 
If I would just begin.  Even if, in the case of packing for a trip, it means opening up my suitcase and placing in it a few items I know I will need to have with me on the trip and not before then.  Just to get started.  Once I get going the momentum propels me forward and I do just fine.  But I have to simply begin. 
What overwhelms you?  What have you been procrastinating on?  Simply begin. 

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  1. I procrastinate with things at work when I am not sure how to proceed. I sit. I wait. Until it's too late. Then I blaze through it like a fiend and feel like an idiot because it was pretty simple and if I had just pushed through the first time, it would have been fine.
    Work = 1,473 - Me = Zip

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