Overthinking: How to beat it

Welcome friend. If you clicked on this article, you are I are a lot a like. I am here to encourage you that you are not alone and over thinking is a very common struggle for many individuals.

I am currently writing to you at a local coffee shop. Sipping on an iced caramel latte typing away on my blush pink and slightly worn in lap top. Today is the first day of content creating for this blog. I found myself naturally begin to overthink. I used the tools I have developed over the years to beat over thinking and begin the next adventure of my journey. This journey in life is meant to be built with community. A community that involves YOU. Together let’s start living a daily life free of overthinking!

Bring Yourself to the Present Moment

Take a deep breath and focus on your surroundings. It is very easy to catch yourself trying to make a decision based on past failures or focus on the future so much that it overwhelms your decisions in the moment.

Many things in life are successful based on small consistent habits. Before starting something, take a brisk walk and allow your mind to settle down. Breath in the fresh air and comfort yourself in knowing that nothing you do today is going to be final. You can always refine and tweak things later.

So many times I would catch myself thinking that what ever decision I made today was it. That there is no going back. If the decision you made isn’t working, you can always take different steps to get back on the path.

Count Yourself Blessings and Remember Your Wins

It is so human of us to gravitate towards all the negatives. It is time for a perspective change. Having a mindset that focuses on the things you’re grateful for will CHANGE YOUR LIFE. Period. I know it is easier said than done. Especially if this is a learned bad habit you have been doing for years. I promise you that once you unlearn this habit, you will overall live a happier life. Even if your circumstances don’t change, your heart and mind will.

Focusing on your blessing on a daily basis will lead you to a happier life. Decisions won’t feel as heavy and you will begin to do things that you’ve always wanted to do with out the worry of failure.

Talk to Yourself Out Loud

Your words have power. The tongue has the power of life and death. We will get more into this at another time. For now, be mindful have how you are talking to yourself about the situation you are other thinking. So many times I hear friend, family and clients speak down to themself so easily. They tell themselves things they would NEVER tell a close loved one. Encourage yourself out loud. It might seem silly at first. Practice positive self talk. That’s exactly what I did this morning. “Amanda Joy, you can do this. You can start a blog.” “You are such an encourage to those around you, your words can help draw out the best in people.”

Now if I started telling myself, “Amanda you could NEVER start a blog.” “No one cares. They will never listen to what you have to stay.” “You’re crazy if you think they actually care.” This would make it INCREDIBLY hard to do anything I have a heart to start. These words are exactly what I told myself in the past before I started “Cup of Joy Podcast”. We will always be our biggest critic.

In Closing

Be kind to yourself. Focus on the present moment and know that everything is going to work itself out. You are not a failure if it doesn’t work or doesn’t go as planned at first. God has beautiful and big things planned in your future. Trust in Him. Even if it is not fitting in your timing. His plan is so much better than ours.

Until next time.

Amanda Joy xx