120: Slowing Down Isn’t Stopping

Sometimes we’re afraid to slow down because we’re afraid we’ll fail. What if the opposite is true?

Highlights

Brad Solomon’s post on LinkedIn about slowing down inspired today’s thoughts
What if you can’t slow down too much?
The important distinction between slowing down and stopping
Slowing down to speed up
What would be possible for you if you slowed down, but didn’t stop?
Straight-Line Leadership: Tools for Living with Velocity and Power in Turbulent Times by Dusan Djukich
- Stop Stopping vs. Stopping: Chapter 6
Maybe there isn’t a “right path” or “right track”–sometimes we waste more time trying to figure that out than actually getting somewhere
Maybe you don’t need to know all the steps to start or keep going, but that doesn’t mean you have to stop
Giving your “time and attention” to the things you are committed to
Micro vs. macro commitments
Where have you “stopped” in your life?
What’s the smallest way you can start?
“What haven’t you tried yet?”