The Princess Bride is coming to Broadway!
And even more exciting (for me) is the pre-Broadway run will be in Chicago next summer. I've already put a note on my calendar for when tickets go on sale.
So Westley, Buttercup, Inigo, Fezzik, Vizzini, and the rest have been on my mind lately. While I could quote the movie from start to finish and have too many favorites to list, the one I want to talk about today is from when Westley and Buttercup are walking into the fire swamp.
Buttercup: We'll never survive.
Westley: Nonsense. You're only saying that because no one ever has.
How often do you look to the past to determine your future? Or decide there is no solution without trying to find one?
If you believe you have too much to do and not enough time to do it, you're going to feel overwhelmed, have a to-do list that's way too long, and always feel behind. It's the same as we'll never survive the Fire Swamp.
But think about Westley in the Fire Swamp because he believed they could survive. He side-stepped the fire spurts, fought the Rodents of Unusual Size, and dove into the lightning sand to rescue Buttercup when she sank.
If you thought about your to-do list the same way, you would…
Look for ways to make your tasks more efficient.
Delete anything you're doing only because you think you “should”.
Ask for help and delegate.
Feel less overwhelmed and get more done.
And I promise your to-do list is not as scary as lightning sand and way less gross than a ROUS!
Channel Westley and give it a try.
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