| There are different kinds of control freaks. There are | | | | remind myself that I’ll worry about it on Monday. |
| the types who try to control the actions of others. And | | | | Sometimes, I may need to set aside daily worry time. |
| there are the types who try to control the world with | | | | Write it down. Lists can help. Combine these lists with |
| their own actions. These actions vary from anorexia | | | | reminders. Choose reminders that make you think of |
| to obsessively worrying. Me, I excessively worry. A | | | | your goals and the reason behind them. Once |
| tinge of worry is normal. But I estimate that the 80% of | | | | completed, reward yourself when you move forward. |
| my energy is wasted worrying of potential, far-out, | | | | Rinse it off, assessing your progress. And, repeat, at |
| outcomes. Needless to say (but I’ll say it), when it | | | | least until you finish your ultimate goal. |
| comes to my goals, they are rarely ever | | | | Visualize and see your goal. Then, go beyond it. Create |
| accomplished. Like a wind-up toy, I wind up unfocused | | | | a vision collage, using any medium. On this collage, |
| and nowhere near completion. | | | | place words, pictures, websites, anything that propel |
| Below are some ways to refocus worrying and | | | | you forward to those goals you spend all your time |
| change it into action. | | | | worrying about completing. Then, place your vision |
| Set aside some time to worry. I try devoting one hour | | | | collage in a prominent area—not the back of your |
| on mundane Mondays into a worry carnival. Unless | | | | desk drawer. Or use it as a screen saver or computer |
| something needs my immediate attention, I’ll try to | | | | background. |