Summer is one of my favorite seasons of the year. There is more daylight, the pace feels slower, and there is more time for relaxing and vacationing. It can also be more challenging to motivate and get things done. After all, we've been doing stuff all year long, and we're ready for a pause. Isn't that what summer is about? We want to lean in and enjoy our well-deserved break.

However, the other way to consider this season is that we actually have more time (and daylight) to accomplish projects and changes we've postponed. One of the things I've noticed that motivates us to act, especially when we're not in the mood is the "too much syndrome." It's when that something has gotten to be a burden. Its muchness causes a negative result. We can tap into that negative state to provide us with just enough oomph to activate.

When we have too much clutter, too much scheduled, too much overwhelm, too much procrastination, too much sleeplessness, too much..., we can use these situations as our seeds and motivation for change.

What's on your "too much" list?