Helping overwhelmed creatives turn overthinking into expert thinking. 3 useful things every Thursday to gain clarity, get more done, and feel great about it.
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Every Thursday I share three useful things to help you turn your overthinking into expert thinking. Here are this week’s picks:
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We spend so much time in our heads, sometimes we forget where emotions are felt in the body
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Understanding why we are doing something is fundamental to the effects we get from doing it. 90 seconds of insights from Dr. Andrew Huberman on The science of setting & achieving goals
(As overthinkers, we are often pretty darned good at puzzling on reasons for why things are happening…what if we channelled more of that energy toward the pursuit of our goals?)
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The Wheel of Life is a common tool used in coaching (and elsewhere) to help you reflect on where you're at with key areas of your life. I was frustrated with the wheels I found, so I reinvented one.
Get the revamped wheel, including five new ways to roll your own, plus a reflections page to help you get to where you want to go
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Kim Witten, PhD - Transformational Coach & Research Consultant
Hello! My name is Kim Witten and I’ve spent four decades overthinking absolutely everything. I’ve turned this ability into a superpower to get stuff done and now my mission is to help others do the same. Read more about my journey
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Helping overwhelmed creatives turn overthinking into expert thinking. 3 useful things every Thursday to gain clarity, get more done, and feel great about it.
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