Jenny P
It is easy to get caught up in your journey towards larger goals such as a new job, relocating, beginning a new chapter in your life, or just making a big change. A dedicated focus on a goal can be rewarding, challenging, and fulfilling. But having a focus that is too narrow means you miss …
Many of us can easily overthink email and how to efficiently communicate with others. We may spend far too much time writing and rewriting emails trying to get it to sound just right. By asking yourself a few questions you can have a starting place to more efficiently craft your emails. Instead of rereading your …
You are allowed to choose how you describe yourself and the labels you take on. Who and what you are is not based on what others decide you are. You do not need to wait for someone to tell you what you are, you get to tell the world what you are. If you paint …
For overthinkers new situations can exacerbate our already busy mind. We get caught up in our own thoughts and find it hard to concentrate on anything besides what is coming up. Much of what we are thinking may be unhelpful or detrimental. We get caught in a cycle of negative thought as we fret over …
When you find yourself in a cycle of overthinking, can’t get a particular idea, question, or thought out of your head, or are simply are trying to remember too much, write it down. You don’t need to do anything more than just writing it down. You don’t need to have a plan nor do you …
We all face self-doubt at some point in our lives. We doubt that we are capable, we doubt we are strong enough, we doubt we are talented enough, we doubt that we are smart enough. It can lead to a vicious cycle of overthinking and dwelling on what we perceive as faults and failings. When …
As overthinkers it can be hard for us to both get to bed and get to bed in the right mindset for sleep. Sometimes we may be able to fall asleep right away but wake up in the middle of the night, our mind filled with thoughts or worries. Other times we may toss and …
When a day does not go as planned it can be hard to process. Even when a day turns out better than we thought it can be hard for our brain to figure out what to do with that information and in turn how to act on it. When a day does not go as …
For many of us, especially those of us that are overthinkers, it can be hard to focus our mind on one thing at a time. There are questions that need answers, problems to solve, rabbit holes to fall down, and dozens of other more interesting things to do than what we should be focusing on. …
You are allowed to take up space and others are also allowed to take up space. Others taking up space does not diminish the space you are allowed to take up, but we should make sure we are making room for others. Society often makes us feel that we are constantly competing against others. Competing …