{"id":1631,"date":"2020-07-15T06:00:40","date_gmt":"2020-07-15T10:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coaching4todaysleaders.com\/?p=1631"},"modified":"2020-06-15T10:05:47","modified_gmt":"2020-06-15T14:05:47","slug":"two-steps-to-get-unstuck","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coaching4todaysleaders.com\/two-steps-to-get-unstuck\/","title":{"rendered":"Two Steps to Get Unstuck"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Two recent experiences helped free up my thinking and get out of a place of being blocked or stuck. Even though I wasn\u2019t even totally aware that I was feeling that way.<\/p>\n

At the start of the year, I dove into clearing the clutter from some of my living spaces and working areas. I sorted out closets, cleared out a backlog of emails, reorganized my digital folders, and more.<\/p>\n

It felt great to have more space in every sense of the word \u2013 physical, mental, and emotional.<\/p>\n

While I was making progress on that, I also shared a meal with a fellow coach who happened to be in my area. She\u2019s someone I admire a lot but don\u2019t get to see very often. In the span of that one short dinner, we cooked up \u2013 so to speak \u2013 at least two major projects that would keep us busy for the next five years.<\/p>\n

I couldn\u2019t help but see a connection between my newfound space and the explosion of ideas and possibilities we discovered as we brainstormed together. Sure, we could have had our dinner if my closets had still been messy and disorganized, but I was able to show up differently because I had that back part all in order.<\/p>\n

How do you know if you<\/em> might be stuck, or heading that way? I\u2019m a car guy, so I\u2019ll use the analogy of your car\u2019s air filter. You don\u2019t have to clean it every time you change the oil, but if you never clean it, you\u2019ll start to feel the difference.<\/p>\n

As the blockages thwart the flow of air, your car\u2019s performance will suffer, the idle won\u2019t be as smooth, and your gas mileage will be worse. If you translate that to yourself, it\u2019s when you notice you\u2019re not functioning as highly as you usually do, you\u2019re tired, you\u2019re listless, and your flow of ideas feels restricted.<\/p>\n

Now, I\u2019m not telling you that you have to clean your closets or organize your files because that might not be the form of clutter that you have going on. Take a quiet moment to ask yourself what room, situation, or loose end would free up the most space if you were to get it in order.<\/p>\n

The second step of this solution is to connect with someone you don\u2019t usually speak to in your day-to-day life. Who are the people you can truly brainstorm with? Whose opinion do you really value? Who fires you up when you get together?<\/p>\n

Shake things up by talking to different people who will challenge you with new ideas and perspectives \u2013 and yes, your coach can definitely be one of those people<\/a>. You can also tap into the benefits of divergent activities like going for a hike, taking a different route to somewhere you\u2019ve driven many times, trying a new skill, or learning something new about the field you\u2019re already in.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re feeling stuck or sense that you\u2019re headed that way, don\u2019t just wait for inspiration to strike. Make space for it and surround yourself by the people, situations, and environments where you\u2019re most likely to feel that spark.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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