Getting Unstuck

There are times when you’re stuck.  You’re in a rut, your creative juices flow like lava and you feel boxed in.  Financial burdens weigh on you and you don’t see all the possibilities that lie in front of the professional you.

Been there.  It’s not fun.

You lose confidence and lack motivation.  In these situations you have to do something radical.

After parting ways with my former employer, I realized that I had been allowing myself to be defined by others.  I was listening to them when I applied for jobs or completed projects or brainstormed ideas.

Redefining the rules of the game.

Once I had gone I started thinking of all the things that I could be and do.  If I wanted to start plumbing I could learn the trade.  The difference was I started believing in it again.  I stopped letting people tell me what I was (and wasn’t).

Being honest with yourself about what you want.

Figuring out what you really want is damn hard.  But if you can be honest and admit the ego needs to be satisfied and that you have ambitions that lie beyond the point of modesty then you’ll be a bit closer to getting to the heart of the matter.

Getting out of your own way.

Let something other than yourself stop you.  Just keep going, taking one step at a time until you reach a real brick wall.  An obstacle that forces you to go around or turn around.  You’ll never know the limit unless you let yourself hit it.

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