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Slowing Down to the Speed of Thought

Guest post by: Donna Karlin

Article Overview: By the time you figure out how to respond to things, are you getting killed by those wanting an answer and now? Maybe it's time for you all to slow down to the speed of conscious thought and choice before diving into the deep end...and sinking.

Slowing Down to the Speed of Thought

"Slow down and enjoy life. It's not the only the scenery you miss by going to fast-you also miss the sense of where you are going and why." -Eddie Cantor

Slowing Down to the Speed of Thought

I recently had a short session with a client where he said "My fundamental weakness is I'm not the type of person to make split second decisions. I need processing time to figure out how I'll respond to things and what's happening as a result is I'm getting killed by those wanting an answer and now!"

I turned to him and asked "Why in the world do you look at that aspect of your personality as a weakness? In this context, what you're doing is helping the other slow down to the speed of conscious thought, therefore making informed decisions rather than jumping into the deep end without a life preserver". He had never thought of it that way.

So, when you hear the term "buying time", what is the first thing you think of? Is it more time to do things, see things, to play and shelve work for the time being? Is it "I wish I could clone myself so I could do more" and "I wish I had more time to..."? Truthfully it had nothing whatsoever to do with having more time, saving time or finding time (did you lose it somewhere?) so something else could be slotted into that chunk of time. It's having extra time....unplanned time, space....nothingness, quiet time, time to just be, to let the thoughts fly in any direction, to think, imagine and explore possibility.When do you have creative time, time to conceptualize, to strategize, to play, learn, and get to know others? Or time to just unwind and relax?

It's All About Choices

"You can't do everything you'd like to do. You must hold on to some things and let go of others. Learning to make that choice will be the best lesson you'll ever learn" - Donna.

What do you have to let go of? What are you holding on to, figuring you yourself have to do it or you have to finish it, even though it no longer serves you? For most it's not as hard saying 'no' to others as it is giving yourself permission to use that word. How much more could you give others if you freed up time to do what you should be doing? These are hard questions, but important ones to answer.

Best!

Donna Karlin

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