The Energetic Cost of Being Undecided

I'm currently on a high because of a decision I recently made.

For a few weeks, I had been weighing up whether or not to enrol in the infamous (at least in the social media marketing world) Jessie Jean's YAP Challenge.

Honestly, I missed the first intake largely because my time, energy, and finances were focused elsewhere.

But as I watched her launch and the challenge unfold, I was captivated.

So, like anyone would, I joined her waitlist when she announced a potential second intake.

However, I hadn't really decided if I was going to do it.

This meant, of course, that my brain had the pros and cons of the YAP Challenge on repeat.

And it was exhausting.

The tug of war

I had no idea when she was going to open the second intake, and that was even if she actually decided to.

So my brain kept thinking about it, analysing it, and I could feel an energetic tug of war going on inside of me.

Then another creator I follow released something that touched on the same underlying principles, and I almost convinced myself that that was the one I should buy instead.

After actually sitting with both and observing how each made me feel, I knew by the excited feeling Jessie Jean's challenge evoked in me that that was the one for me.

So finally, I decided.

And not a moment too soon because the energetic strain of being undecided had started to present itself physically in my body.

Lining yourself up

Abraham talks about how making a decision and then lining yourself up with it is one of the simplest yet most powerful ways to be in alignment.

So now that I had finally made a decision, I needed to align my energy and my thoughts.

The first part of that was focusing on the excitement of the challenge and looking forward to learning a new skill from someone I really admire.

Honestly, I could easily spiral about how I was investing in another course or put pressure on it and myself to achieve XYZ.

But I knew that ultimately, I wanted and needed to have fun and enjoy the experience.

Next was the finances.

It was essentially a business investment, but like everyone at the moment, we had a few bills and other financial priorities.

So I decided that the money would come from somewhere extra.

And blow me down, within hours of making that shift in my thoughts and energy, I received a dog-sitting booking that covered half of the challenge.

Then another dog-sitting booking I already had was extended, giving me three quarters of what I needed.

And then today, the day before the challenge opens, I was telling my boss about it and he agreed to pay for half of it as part of my professional development.

So now I am absolutely buzzing.

The real source of the strain

Honestly, it wasn't the challenge creating the strain within me.

It was me refusing to decide.

And once I finally did, the excitement, anticipation, appreciation, and pure joy started flowing again.

Everything fell into place not because I found the "right" answer, but because I made a decision and lined myself up with it.

And all because I made a decision, lined myself up with it, and then let everything else fall into place.