3 Steps to Getting Unstuck

We’ve all been there.  You may be there right now.  You know that place in life where things aren’t terrible (or maybe they are), but nonetheless, you’re juggling/managing everything?

You feel frustrated

You feel angry

You feel stuck

Below are the three basic steps that I recommend to any client who comes to me with that situation.  Here’s how to get unstuck fast!

1. Create Space

You may not be able to physically, financially, or environmentally create space where you’re at, but you can create space mentally.  Mindfulness and meditation are where you should start.  Now before you get scared off by what you think these terms mean, know in this day and age mindfulness and meditation practices are very approachable. With videos on YouTube and apps like Headspace, you can learn to meditate and be more mindful in as little as 3 minutes a day!

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Mindfulness and meditation are skills.  Like any new skills, they will take time to learn and master.  Just try it out for 7 days for 3 to 10 minutes a day.  You’ll notice more internal calmness and clarity…especially when it comes to mind chatter.  The thought of getting unstuck will become more real to you.  As you become more consistent at mindfulness and meditation practices, you’ll notice things around you begin to change.  The fact is those external things around you likely didn’t change.  You’re internal perspective and perception around those things is what changed.

Here are some books I recommend on this topic:

• Mindfulness: An Eight-Week Plan for Finding Peace in a Frantic World
• The Headspace Guide To Meditation and Mindfulness
• Mindfulness Meditation: Your Guide To Achieving A Life of Peace By Reducing Stress and Anxiety Through Mindfulness Meditation
• Meditation for Fidgety Skeptics: A 10% Happier How-to Book
• Real Happiness: The Power of Meditation: A 28-Day Program
• Mindfulness Meditation for Beginners: Let Meditation Help you Manage your Anger, your Anxiety and Live a Life Free of Stress – a Practical Guide to Decluttering your Mind

 

2. Acknowledge & Release

• Buried in debt?
• Have a crappy job?
• In a relationship that has grown stagnant and stale?

Whatever your current situation is acknowledge it.  Now to be clear, acknowledging something in your present environment does not mean accepting it.  Acknowledgment means you are no longer resisting the situation in the conscious mind.

• Yes, you are in debt!
• Yes, you have a crappy job!
• Yes, you are in a relationship that doesn’t seem to have a future!

Ok, now let all of that go.

Remember where you’re currently at does not determine your future.  It just happens to be where you’re at in the present moment.

Remember where you're currently at does not determine your future. It just happens to be where you're at in the present moment. Click To Tweet

I recommend to my clients to only take this step after they have been practicing mindfulness and meditation for a while.  This acknowledgment and release of your current situation, in an objective way, allows you to mentally and energetically disarm the negative energy around the situation.  Disarming that negative energy, and its impact on you, gives you your power back!  This is the power that you need to create change in the next step.

3. Get Clear

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Lack of progress is often a reflection of a lack of clarity.  Where do you want to go?  I have seen many clients start a million things but never make a clear plan of what they plan to do.  This approach usually ends in frustration, anger, and feeling stuck all over again!

Stop doing that. 

Don’t start a million things.

Getting unstuck means that you are going to get really clear about what you want.  Do you want to lose weight?  Get clear about the type of healthy lifestyle you want to lead.  Want to start a successful business? Get clear about the type of business you want to start.  Get clear on how you define success.  Want a fulfilling relationship?  Get clear on what you do and don’t want in a future partner.  If getting clear on your own seems overwhelming, book a Discovery Session with me today.  Working with a professional coach will give you the extra support, accountability, and partnership needed to get unstuck.

These steps may seem simple and they are.  However simple doesn’t mean easy.  Take a few minutes and jot down some things you can do for each step.  How can you create space?  What do you need to acknowledge and release?  What can you get clear about?

Here are some books that l have found useful around getting unstuck:

• How to Get Unstuck: Breaking Free from Barriers to Your Productivity
• UNSTUCK: A Story About Gaining Perspective, Creating Traction, and Pursuing Your Passion
• Getting Unstuck: A Guide to Discovering Your Next Career Path
• Emotional Agility: Get Unstuck, Embrace Change, and Thrive in Work and Life
• Get Unstuck: 10 Tools of Wisdom that Help You Achieve Greater Love, Energy and Growth

At the end of the day, you are the first person you must look to for getting unstuck.

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