Working Up

by Dwayne Phillips

One of the worst things to do in many situations is to try really, really hard.

One of the best pieces of advice I received from author and consultant Jerry Weinberg is:

Don’t try so hard

I have to force myself to remember this when I find myself staring at something and not seeing anything.

A friend of mine expresses this thought as:

Let’s not over think this

Another way I state this is:

Breathe

Enough pithy sayings. I try to back away from the details and consider what I am trying to do. There is something in front of me. What is the first and obvious thing I notice? Go with that.

Trying too hard constricts the flow of goodness to the brain and the heart. Relax folks. If there is something in front of you, you will see it. If nothing is there, you aren’t missing anything.