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The Marie Forleo Podcast

481 - How to Stop Overthinking — and Make a Decision Already!

The Marie Forleo Podcast

Marie Forleo

Self-improvement, Education

4.71.8K Ratings

🗓️ 10 March 2026

⏱️ 10 minutes

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Summary

Overthinking again? You're not alone. Smart, ambitious people like you get stuck in indecision ALL the time. After all, you only have a limited amount of time and energy each day. And you definitely DON'T want to waste it chasing the wrong goal, relationship, or business idea. So how do you figure out your next right step?

In this #MarieTV, you'll learn the exact process I use to clarify what's most important. So you can make your next move with total confidence. Plus, discover how to quit overthinking and recognize the BIG signs you're on the right track so you never second guess yourself again.

WHAT'S COVERED IN THIS EPISODE:

[1:57] The exact process to follow to discover your next step in life. 
[5:20] How to quit overthinking — and make the right decision, every time.
[6:14] The permission slip you didn't know you needed.
[7:24]  Unignorable signs you're on the right track.
[7:47]The sneaky scarcity mindset most entrepreneurs have (but don't know it!).

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0:00.0

When you are doing all of the things, really strategically thinking about your work, how do you

0:06.6

figure out what's next? I think there are just so many options. And I guess that's my biggest

0:11.7

question because I don't want to waste my time, you know, chasing rainbows. So just being

0:17.3

really strategic and trying to figure out what it is. Yeah. And can you tell us just your one-liner or two-liner about your business?

0:23.2

Sure, absolutely. I have a movement called for farmers. And basically the whole idea is that we see

0:31.1

our farmers, the people who are making our food and our fiber and even our fuel and recognize the important work that they're doing.

0:39.7

And I do that really through telling their stories, through dispelling myths because there are a

0:46.2

lot of them. And then also by raising funds and giving out mini grants. And we've had two

0:52.4

different sessions of mini grants so far. So all about

0:55.1

farmers. Great. So yeah. So I wanted to walk you through a little bit of what my process is.

1:00.4

When you have a lot of things going on, how do you really decide what to focus on next and to make

1:06.0

sure that it's strategically aligned not only with your mission and your company's goals, but also with

1:10.8

your life. So, but also with your

1:10.9

life.

1:11.9

So Dana, I do this process every single year and it has been a game changer for me.

1:18.1

I usually do it in December, but you can do it any time of the year.

1:21.9

It doesn't matter.

1:22.9

It's really basically a year in review.

1:25.2

And so I look back at the past year, right, whatever the last 12 months

1:28.7

have been, and get super clear on a few things, what I've accomplished and overcome, what are

1:34.7

the greatest lessons that I've learned, what are some great opportunities that I see that

1:40.4

could, you know, be in my future. And if there's anything that's missing, like we haven't

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