3 Helpful Ideas to Inspire More Action and Explore Possibilities
Possibilities aren’t only about imagining what could be. They’re also about choosing what deserves your energy and recognizing when it’s time to act.
You can feel overwhelmed, stuck, or disorganized and still have options. This is good news, especially if you’re struggling. Things don’t have to stay the same. You don’t have to change everything at once or set a specific timeline.
I chose three ideas to help you:
Harness the power of the present
Embrace your season of change
Remain open to what’s possible
If you feel stuck, struggle to imagine what’s possible, or aren't sure where to begin, try one of these ideas. It might help you see a way forward.
3 Helpful Ideas to Inspire More Action and Explore Possibilities
1. Notice Energy
Recently, I read Michelle Gielan’s new book, Resilient Optimism, which is filled with strategies for embracing what’s possible. I love reading physical books and using my yellow highlighter to capture ideas I want to revisit.
One was a question Michelle posed:
“What is actually worth my energy today?”
This question gets to the heart of things, especially when you have lots of options and are trying to figure out what is possible. After all, on any given day, you have many choices about what you:
Want to do
Must do
‘Should’ do
Intend to do
Love to do
Hope to do
Some of those tasks and pursuits originate with you, while others come from people in your life, such as family, friends, bosses, or colleagues.
Michelle’s question offers a useful way to evaluate these choices. Like time, your energy isn’t limitless. You have only so many hours and so much energy to pursue what you want, need, and hope to do in this precious life.
Your energy is valuable. It has worth, as the question suggests. When considering what is possible today, factor in the energy you have right now. Which tasks align with your current capacity? Which ones deserve your attention and effort today?
2. Recognize Timing
An inciting incident, season, or time of year can inspire action. Perhaps you’ve wondered how different life would feel if you sorted through the piles of paper, organized your closets, decluttered your schedule, changed careers, or moved somewhere else. As you’ve considered various changes, have you delayed taking action, waiting for the ‘right’ time? I see this frequently.
You might be waiting for a particular season, ideal circumstances, or a sense of readiness that may never arrive. Sometimes the reasons for delaying action sound like this:
“I’ll wait until winter to start.”
“I just need to finish the school year.”
“I have to get through this busy period before doing anything else.”
“I’ll start when things settle down.”
“I need a full day to get started.”
“I’m waiting until I feel ready.”
“After the holidays, things will be less hectic.”
“I’ll start when I can give it my full attention.”
“I don’t know what to do next.”
“I want things to be different, but I don’t know if I have the energy to do the work.”
“I don’t have the time. I never do.”
In a recent conversation with my virtual organizing colleagues, we explored when people are most likely to get organized and how marketing messages tie that process to the seasons. As someone who lives in the Northeast, I am deeply influenced by the changing seasons. I often use nature’s seasonal cadence to review and reset each quarter.
You’ve heard phrases like:
“Fresh Start for the New Year” (winter)
“Spring Cleaning” (spring)
“Summer Refresh” (summer)
“Get Organized Before the Holidays” (fall)
But changing seasons and their accompanying marketing messages aren’t the only cues. Instead of waiting for a particular season to pursue possibilities, what if you considered the Now Season? Thinking of this as your Now Season shifts the focus from waiting for the right time to considering what you can do now. You don’t need to wait one more day, focus on one more obstacle, or delay any more.
Make this your season of change as you journey toward what’s possible. Obstacles will come, but don’t let them stop you. Face them head-on. Reach out for help if needed. Take the next tiny step.
This is the Now Season. Make this your season.
3. Imagine Possibilities
This idea comes from a quote shared with me by my good friend, Yota Schneider, a life coach, women’s circle facilitator, and meditation guide. The quote captures the natural push-and-pull between life as we know it and what might be possible.
Robin Wall Kimmerer said,
“We live in the tension between what is and what is possible.”
What a beautiful truth to recognize. Perhaps more than anything, this idea acknowledges that you live as you do now. It’s what you know and what you’re used to. It’s a safe place to be.
At the same time, whether you are happy with life as you know it or not, you can imagine other possibilities. Those could be major changes or tiny tweaks. Perhaps that tension between “what is and what is possible” creates the opening for change.
What else might be possible? What would you like to pursue?
What Can Exploring Possibilities Look Like?
Be mindful of your present capacity, consider the “Now Season” your time for change, and stay open to what’s possible. These ideas can help you get unstuck and move forward in a compassionate, inspired way.
Which ideas resonate with you? What feels more possible now? I’d love to hear your thoughts, and I invite you to join the conversation.
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