Slow Down To Speed Up
"Slow down to speed up," have you heard this saying?
I have been playing with this saying for years, trying to figure out what it means to me.
Finally, I figured out what it means to ME and my clients.
Slowing down to speed up is all around our thoughts.
I initially thought it meant our physical activity, but I have recently figured out it has nothing to do with that.
Slowing down goes deeper into how we are thinking. Are we letting our minds race? Are we allowing the negative voices to sound louder than normal?
This past weekend I was washing our windows. Yes, this tedious task was a mind-blowing experience for me. However, while washing my windows, I realized I was slowing down to speed up…right at that moment.
At the forefront of my mind, I was thinking about not getting streaks in the windows, but I was planning out the rest of my day and my priorities in the deeper depths of my thoughts.
I usually take focused time to figure these things out, but by slowing down my mind, I was able to speed up my planning for the rest of the day.
I initially thought the obvious of this saying was that it was all in my physical activity, but it isn't. You can still be moving and doing AND have a slow mind, one that is focused on the immediate task while thinking of bigger things.
Try it out. The next time you seem overwhelmed or stressed, get outside. Go for a walk, clean your house, and only do that. No listening to a podcast or music; allow your body to move and your mind to slow down and work on solutions for your issues and problems that loom over you.
Slowing down to speed up is an easy tool to implement into your life, business, and self today! So try it; what do you have to lose?
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