Don't stay still for too long.
That's how you freeze, and doubt creeps in, which makes the monsters in your head get bigger.
Motion, on the other hand, creates warmth, physically, mentally, and emotionally.
It keeps things alive because you don’t have time to overthink.
When you lose that motion… things suddenly become intimidating.
That’s what happened when I took a solo trip to Budapest. Great city in hindsight, but it started rough.
Bumped into the wrong people, creepy room, cancelled plans, wasted money. I found myself sitting alone, feeling frustrated and stuck.
The following morning, I called a wise friend. He gave me the simplest advice:
Keep it moving. Don't overthink it. Change your environment. Walk. Talk to someone new. Switch rooms. Try something. Anything! Just don’t sit alone trying to think your way out of it.
I took his advice. I got on a train to Vienna. That decision changed everything.
Met new people the day before the train ride. They joined me and brought fresh energy.
It turned into one of the best trips of my life, not because it was perfect, but because I kept moving, creating more chances to collide with something good.
The same happened with this newsletter. Something I love doing.
I took a break, and that pause turned into a mental block. No idea seemed good enough, so days turned into weeks.
The longer I waited, the heavier the send button felt.
Until I replaced endless analysis with tiny actions.
I moved and experimented. Changed things, no matter how small.
The goal was to get out of my head and back into my body.
Think of it like walking on a cold winter day.
As long as you keep moving, you stay warm enough. But stop for too long, and you feel cold, very cold.
You start to wonder if maybe you should just head back home.
Don't let that happen. Don't freeze waiting for things to feel perfect. Keep it warm. Keep it moving.
Sincerely,
Ash Lamb
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"Just don’t sit alone trying to think your way out of it." This is really great advice!! I love how simple it is but it also reminds me of how I can get in my head about a lot of things and have this decision paralysis but only until I talk about it to like my fiance or friends that I really get to see it's not as bad as my head made it out to be and it's really simple and not that complex 😬 just tiny steps ðŸ¤
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