How to get unstuck
And an example of what I got into
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Are more people feeling stuck today, or are more people feeling free to talk about it? I don’t have an answer to this. But I do see some patterns.
People usually lack clarity. They just don’t know what they want. They know they don’t want what they’ve got. Because of this, they don’t know what to do, so they stay where they are and feel stuck.
Sometimes, they know what they want but do not know how to get it and where to start, so they struggle to define meaningful goals and a process to get there. Sometimes, people know where to start but struggle to take the first step or move from thinking to acting. Other times, they get distracted and lose momentum or give up too early before seeing results and go back to feeling stuck again.
Fear of failure and wasting time prevents others from even trying despite feeling stuck. They think, ‘’What if I spent years trying and never get there?” Others worry about losing what they have even though they don’t like it – two birds in the hand scenario. Self-doubt kills many dreams and keeps people in a rut. The rest gets taken care of by Procrastination.
But assuming you’re someone self-aware enough to recognize that you’re stuck, you probably ask yourself some not-very-helpful questions. Such as: