It's Earth Day - How I Learned To Not Freeze at The Enormity of the Challenge - Revisited.

I loved this post from a few years ago about how I learned to not freeze when faced with too many options - where the heck to start???

It's Earth Day... How I Learned to Not Freeze at the Enormity of the Challenge

In 1975 I graduated from UC Santa Barbara with a degree in Environmental Studies.  I recently found my senior paper, which included this reflection-

"I am bogged down by the enormity of the environmental problem, and don't know where to begin. I feel I should be collecting petition signatures, organizing a recycling center, going to congressional meetings, researching new energy alternatives, writing letters to the president, distributing birth control in India... SAVING THE DAMNED WHALES!"

I feel the same way today.  Where do I start?

It's just like being a being a Realtor.  When I became a broker 30 years ago, I practically slept with the MLS book.  Gotta learn the inventory.. how to make a flyer... how to cut and paste on a mimeograph machine... how to value a home... to use the danged office phone... write hand notes to all my friends... attend MLS meeting... uhhhh... still be a good Mom...

There was so much to do.

Today my To-Do list is WAY different.  After 30 years as a broker, I have the real estate stuff handled.  Now, the words that keep me up at night are REO, SEO, blah-blah.com,  ROTFLMAO, AR, verisign, conference call, virtual assistant, Blog, Twit, Facebook... for crying out loud... WHERE DO I START????

The answer is the same as I came up with 35 years ago as a frustrated ES graduate. 

One step at a time. 

Progress, not perfection. 

Pick the first thing, then do it. 

Forget the rest, until you are ready.

Now where's my to do list?...

                                       Flickr photo by Tails for Whales