Proactive Thinking: How to Stop Waiting and Start Creating

Episode 65 transcript: Proactive Thinking: How to Stop Waiting and Start Creating

Why movement matters more than certainty

Hey there, welcome to episode 65 of your fun and profitable online business. This is the podcast that helps you build your business in a way that feels as good as it looks. I’m Wendy Muzzy, and I help women entrepreneurs create simple systems and make intentional decisions so they can focus on what matters, take action, and build their own fun and profitable business. Now, over the next couple episodes, we’re talking about proactive abundance. And this week, we’re focusing on the proactive part. what you do, and how you create opportunities on purpose. Now, if you’ve ever felt like you’re doing a lot, but not seeing traction, or you’re waiting for things to click, this episode’s gonna give you a way to shift that without pretending like everything is perfect. And what’s really cool, this is one of those small shifts that changes how your entire business feels. All right, let’s get to it.

The thought-behavior loop behind feeling stuck

Now, first, I wanna paint a picture for you. I want you to imagine you’re sitting at your computer. You’ve got some time, and you want to work on your business. You might even have a few ideas floating around. And then your brain tells you, you don’t know if it’s going to work. Or it starts questioning if things are going to go anywhere. Or it tells you you need to figure it out completely before you do anything. Look, I’ve been there, and I totally get it. And in that moment, we don’t stop working. We’re still doing the things. Maybe we tweak something. Maybe we spend more time planning, or we half start a new project. And then the hour is gone. And at the end of it, we don’t feel quite right. Maybe we feel behind or even frustrated. Now, here’s what’s really important to understand in that space. This is not a time management issue. It’s not about discipline. It’s not even that you need a better planner. This is actually a thought behavior loop that you’re stuck in. And often, it’s rooted in scarcity thinking, especially when it comes to money and results in our business.

Reactive thinking versus proactive thinking

Now, we’re going to unpack more in scarcity next week, but here’s what it sounds like in real life. I don’t want to waste time by doing the wrong thing. Now, this thought seems responsible. It feels productive, like you’re being thoughtful and careful. But what it actually does is keep you stuck. because instead of creating movement, you’re reacting to uncertainty. You’re trying to eliminate risk before you take action. And this keeps you in this loop of thinking, hesitating, small action, stopping, thinking again, planning, hesitating, small action, thinking again. Now, let’s contrast that with proactive, abundant thinking. It sounds like I can create opportunities. I don’t need to know everything before I take the next step, or movement will give me information. Do you feel the difference there? One waits, it stalls, and one moves. And this is where results start to shift. Not because you became more confident overnight or you suddenly had the perfect plan, but because you’re thinking in a way that leads to different actions. And those actions are what actually creates traction.

Step 1: Check it

Let’s talk about how we actually shift this in real time. This is where we bring in the three C’s. Step one, the first C, check it. Start by catching the thought, noticing it, without judgment. It might sound like, this probably won’t work, or no one’s going to respond to this. Now, this really matters in the step. You’re not trying to stop the thought. You’re not trying to fix it right away. You’re just noticing what your brain’s offering you right now. Because most of the time, these thoughts are running quietly in the background, shaping your behavior without you ever realizing it.

Step 2: Challenge it

Step two, the second C, challenge it. Now we gently question it. Not in an aggressive, I’m wrong kind of way, but more like, is this helping me move forward? Here you can ask yourself if it’s fact or fear, or what’s another way to look at this? Or what would I think if I believed opportunities were available to me right now? And sometimes, this step is subtle. It’s not about flipping the thought completely. It’s about loosening its grip just enough that you can see another option. Right now, your brain is trying to keep you safe, and it’s done a great job to this point. But safe doesn’t always mean moving forward.

Step 3: Change it

Step three, the final C, change it. Now we choose a thought that leads to action. Not certainty, not perfection, just movement. Here are a couple ideas. This is one step, not my final answer. Or let me try this and see what happens. Feel the difference there? These thoughts don’t require you to be fully confident. They don’t require you to know the outcome. they just make it easier to take the next best step. And that’s all we need.

Step 4: Take one small action

Now that we’ve gone through the three Cs, it’s time to implement it. Step four, pair it with a small action. This piece is what makes it all click because thought work without action, it’s just staying in your head in a more pleasant way. And that doesn’t create a fun and profitable business. So once you’ve shifted the thought, take a small step. Send the message, share the idea, Follow up. Make the offer. Notice this doesn’t have to be big. In fact, it’s better if it’s small. Because small actions are easier to repeat. And repetition is what builds momentum. Simple, quick, doable. That’s what keeps you in motion.

Doubt does not have to make the decision

Now, I do want to be real here. Whenever you start using this, you will not eliminate doubt. Nor will you suddenly wake up and feel 100% confident every single day. But something important changes. Doubt stops being the thing that decides what you do. And it stops being the thing that decides what you don’t do. You spend less time stuck in, what is this? What should I do? And more time in the space of, let me just try and see what happens. Your business starts to feel more responsive, alive almost, just in motion. And this is where it starts to feel lighter because you’re not waiting for the perfect moment anymore. You’re not waiting for opportunities to suddenly arrive at your feet. You’re creating them through action, through movement, through showing up. And over time, this builds something really powerful. Trust, trust in yourself, trust that you can figure things out. Trust that even if something doesn’t work, you’ll learn from it and keep going. And that’s where confidence actually comes from, from seeing yourself do it over and over again.

Your action step and next move

All right, let’s get your action step for this week. I want you to use the three C’s one time this week, just once. Catch a thought, challenge it, and change it. Then take one small action, one message, one post, one follow-up. Keep it simple. This is how this starts. All right. Today, we talked about one part of proactive abundance, proactive thinking, and more importantly, how to actually shift it, not by pretending everything’s working, but by choosing thoughts that help you move forward and backing them up with action, because that’s where your business changes. Next week, we’re talking about the next layer, scarcity and abundance, because this is where a lot of patterns really start to show themselves. Now, if you want a small way to practice this in real life, you can go grab my fun and profitable moves list at wendymuzzy.com/moves. It includes over 120 simple, quick actions to grow your business so you always have your next step in your back pocket, especially when your brain tries to stall. All right, that’s it for today. Until next time, happy building your fun and profitable business.