Wednesday, June 13, 2018
Worrying is about the future; so is planning. The difference is that the act of “worrying” can affect us in ways that may not be useful. Many who worry allow that emotion to take over their ability to think and function clearly – the worrying itself becomes the action rather than the anticipation of (the thing) you’re worrying about.
I love this quote by Churchill:
“Let our advance worrying become advance thinking and planning.."
What he’s saying here is that by shifting our attitude to that of a focus on thinking and the planning of (the thing), we can avoid missteps that can happen when worry overtakes us. I think he is challenging his audience to anticipate — a positive approach, in place of worrying — a potentially paralytic approach.
What do you think?
About Marsha Egan, CPCU, CSP, PCC, ICF-Certified CoachMarsha Egan, is CEO of the Egan Group, Inc., Nantucket MA and an internationally recognized professional speaker. She is a leading authority on email productivity. Her acclaimed ?12 Step Program for E-Mail E-ddiction? received international attention, being featured on ABC Nightly News, Fox News, and newspapers across the globe. In early 2009, the program was adapted into a book, Inbox Detox and the Habit of E-mail Excellence (Acanthus 2009 - http://InboxDetox.com/book) Marsha works with forward-thinking organizations that want to create a profit-rich and productive email culture. Marsha was named one of Pennsylvania?s Top 50 Women in Business in 2006.