Work goal

Hi coaches

I have a work goal to create an emergency response plan by the end of September. It has been on my to do list for about 6 months and I’ve avoided it. I’m committed to getting it done because (1) it has to be done and I’ve been tasked to do it and (2) now that I notice I’m avoiding it, I’m here for the growth I’ll experience as a result of working on getting it done.

Today I blocked out time to work on it in my calendar, and I bumped it to deal with other things. This is the second time I’ve done that this week. The model is…

C: emergency response plan. Deadline end of September.
T: I don’t know what I’m doing
F: weak
S: shrinking, shallow breathing
A: put off doing it, deprioritise it, think about how I’m not doing it, hope no one asks me how it’s going, don’t ask for help, don’t focus on what I do know
R: I don’t give myself a chance to figure out how to do it

I would love your support and accountability to get this done at last!

 

Answer:

 

This is great self-awareness and way to dig in when you noticed the resistance you had!

My first question to you is this: Why is it a problem that you don’t know what you’re doing? Get curious about what your brain is telling you about not knowing.

Let’s pretend that the thought, “I don’t know what I’m doing,” isn’t allowed in your arsenal of thoughts, and instead you have to guess about how to create this plan, what steps do you identify? What do you think about this first draft?

Notice what your inner wisdom shows you. You don’t have to know, you get to create as many drafts as you need until you think your plan is good enough (please note that I didn’t say perfect).