DITCH THE FEELING OF BEING STUCK
Life is full of tough decisions. They can be painful. They can be scary. They can cause you to fear the unknown.
So, what do we do? We tuck it away, put it out of our mind and move on to something else.
That’s how we get stuck.
If we don’t make those tough decisions – to quit that dead- end job, to start that business, to finish that training course – nothing will change. In fact, our situation might actually get worse. Use these tools of thought to break out of that rut and make the changes that will lead to a happy and successful life. Imagine if you don’t change anything for five years. How will it feel when you’re in the same exact spot and haven’t made any progress? Rather than fear the unknown, let yourself fear what will happen if you stay where you are right now.
a new office in 5 years. Maybe you’ll continue to eat that unhealthy diet and rarely exercise, and in a few years you don’t love how you look or feel. Whatever tough decision or change you’re avoiding, map out the course of your life if you continue to avoid it. You might find that you’re okay with where your life is currently headed. Or, you might be unhappy with what you realize. Either way, continue on your second piece of paper by mapping out where your life might go if you make that change. You might think that you’d feel insecure…and that’s totally fine… but you might also find that this change leads you to pursue your passion, take better care of your health, or open lines of communication in your relationship. Write it all out. Think about your future, and how you’ll feel about your life if you never make a decision. Ten years from now, are you going to look back and be excited about the security you got from never making a change? Are you going to smile when you think about the passion you never pursued? Or, are you going to wish you took that chance, embraced that risk and followed the unknown path? And the last step…
“If you don’t make a decision, the pain of that inaction will do nothing but grow.”
Identify the decision that you’ve been pushing away. Are you questioning your relationship? Your job? The next step in your career? The thing that’s holding you back can come from any area of your life. If you follow any of these steps, follow this one. Find two pieces of paper (a whiteboard will work too) and, starting with the first sheet, map out what your life will look if you don’t make a decision. Where are you right now? And where will you be in six months, a year, 5 years, 10 years if nothing changes? Draw a flowchart and think about the small things… maybe you’ll get a raise or a promotion in 2 years, then you’ll have
“Your next level of life, of happiness, of joy, always lives on the other side of your biggest challenge.”
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