Four Questions To Ask Yourself When Everything Feels Hard

Sometimes life be lifting, but a little too hard and you're like "Ok life, can we life a little less please?" Lucky for you, we know that you can have anything you want, if you're willing to ask the right questions. What I've found is that most people aren't very good at asking valuable questions. In this episode I'm giving you four questions to ask yourself to get clarity, figure out what to do next and to get you back on track.

For those times when life feels like walking through a swamp, I ask myself four questions to get unstuck and get realigned. I'm a fan of using simple and powerful methods, so I developed these questions after needing a framework for helping people get unstuck and realigned quickly and easily. These questions are the simplest way I've found to figure out what to do quickly and with ease.

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What To Do When Life Feels Like A Swamp

Sometimes life be lifin' beyond what we'd like it to. In times such as those, here's my process for getting out of the swamp.

No matter how good life is for you, there will likely be times where you feel overwhelmed, struggle to figure out what to do next or just in general feel like you're drowning a bit and would like someone to give you some water wings please.

Want Clarity? Ask The Right Questions

I suggest asking yourself four key questions to navigate through feelings of overwhelm and make decisions that align with your desires and goals. The first question is, "What do I want?" This question helps us gain clarity about our desires and sets the foundation for making informed decisions. Now, understand that I see many people struggle with this question at first because they lack practice in asking themselves what they desire. This question is first for a reason, because if you don't know what you want, the rest of the questions won't help you. The more you ask, the better you get at answering it.

The second question is, "What are my options?" By exploring the available choices, we can evaluate which options are helpful and align with what we want. This is the definition of making an informed decision (making a decision based on the information and options available). Now, because we exist in a reality of multiple options at all times, not all options will be good, and it is essential to focus on those that contribute to building a system that supports our desired routine. For example, if I want to redo my floors, I could pull up the floors I have now and redo them. Or I could blow up my house. Both will get me new floors 🙃🙃

The third question is, "Where am I making it harder than it needs to be?" This question encourages us to reflect on areas where we may be complicating things unnecessarily. I love this question because so often I have clients who think they need 43220 steps when really they need 6. Looking at things through the lens of "what can I simplify" clears the clutter.

Lastly, I encourage you to consider the question, "What do I want to do?" This question helps us evaluate our choices and ensure that we are making decisions that align with our happiness and satisfaction. Let's think about it this way, if we're not intentional with our choices, we won't get what we want.

We can get anything we want, if we ask the right questions.

By asking ourselves what we want, exploring our options, simplifying where necessary, and making choices that align with our desires, we can overcome overwhelm and establish a solid routine.