Is there something nagging me, something I planned to do, said I would do, but haven’t done? If so, do I know why I’m not doing it? Sometimes it’s a fear of people. I’m afraid of how I’ll be perceived if I send that email or schedule that event.

Today, if I’m having trouble moving forward on something at work, I’ll remember that I can do some things, but I can’t do everything. I can make information available, but I can’t control what people do with it. I can plan an event, but I can’t make people have a good time. The outcome is never up to me, because I can’t control people, places, and things.

It’s freeing to remember that it was never my job to make everyone happy. And the outcome of my efforts might be better than I think. If I take the small actions available today, things will certainly turn out better than if I obsess, procrastinate, and throw something together at the last minute.