Getting “unstuck”

Up to 75% of people feel stuck in their job.

If you are an entrepreneur this could come from not piercing through the market, not having enough sales, doing more of the same and not getting better results [to show the world you are not the definition of insanity], among others. If you are in a corporate job, it can come from not getting that promotion you wanted, not having a clear career path, or just not enjoying your job altogether.

Fact of the matter is that everybody feels this way at some point in their lives.  From billion-dollar-company CEOs to thriving start-up entrepreneurs. It’s human nature.

So how do you “unstuck” yourself?

1.      Be honest to yourself: identify the source of the feeling. Are you doing what you wanted to do? Is it not what you expected? If not, make a change. Learn. Move. ‘You are not a tree!’ in the words of Jim Rohn. This might require accepting you were wrong. It can be liberating. Learn from it and move on.

2.      Identify your goals: 90% of the time the feeling gets dissolved when you remember your goals. Was this for your kids college? For your financial freedom? Because you just enjoy it? Once you remember, I strongly suggest you write them down and make them visible: pictures, vision board, calendar reminders. Everything helps.

3.      Do other things: How many times have you gone to bed with a problem and solved it over your sleep? Have you come back to a problem after trying to solve it for hours, and solved it immediately? You need to disconnect. Just go and do it. Gym, hike, cook. No phones, no podcasts of the topic.

You can make it a habit to get unstuck this way.