Daily Gratitude: William James was a very wise man and this quote reflects that wholeheartedly.

Have you ever gotten bogged down in all the details of a project ? I have. Once you’re buried, it’s hard to dig yourself out.

If you can stand back and look at the entire situation from afar, you Have a better chance of staying afloat and not letting that rip tide pull you under.

You must know what the true purpose of this endeavor is so that you can examine each aspect closely. Why do you need to do that? So that you can determine what is needed for each component – is it something only you can handle or is it something that can be delegated to another member of you “team” (here team means any group of people with a common desire or purpose). Maybe you can even identify things that don’t need to be handled right now or perhaps not at all.

You have to have the necessary knowledge in order to make the proper assessments but with practice and discipline it can be done before you get swept into the quicksand of overload.

In the beginning it helps to get people to help you make that determination. Group efforts benefit not only from more ideas but also from the increased energy of having multiple minds working in concert.