When you have big goals and dreams that are taking time to grow and cultivate, it can be easy to get down. Maybe you’re working toward a growing business, preparing to move across the county, or want to make a major life change. In order to remain focused on and working toward your big plans, try these strategies.

Knowing how to make a change and actually making that change are two very different things. Often what stands in the way is avoidance. Avoidance differs from procrastination in that avoidance is typically tied to a mental/emotional block that persists, while procrastination is more short-term and situational.

What does finding balance really mean? Is it really possible for two opposing views to be true simultaneously? How can we find a middle ground? One tool and practice to utilize is living in the gray area and not getting stuck in black and white thinking patterns.