What can you do when you are feeling stuck?
We all have days where we feel a bit stuck.
Not sure what your next step should be or lack of motivation to check off your to do list? (hello holidays!)
There are two potential paths to take on a day like this.
1️⃣ Go down a shame spiral filled with guilt
2️⃣ Focus on setting yourself up for a better tomorrow
Either way, you may still have a crap day, but taking the second path will give you a better shot at cutting off shame at the knees.
I know how easily the shame spiral can stay with you for days.
So..how do we set ourselves up for a better tomorrow?
When I think about what helps me turn the page on how I am feeling, I find myself organizing my physical life.
It almost feels a bit like nesting.
Something magical happens when you tidy up your surroundings.
Organizing my physical space starts to help me organize my mental space.
It may not bring you all the answers you need, but it will set you upon a path of getting there.
What are some of the signs that you should step away?
▶ Staring at your computer aimlessly
▶ Doom scrolling on social media
▶ Clicking through all of your open tabs
▶ Sitting in one place for most of the day
▶ Racing thoughts
▶ Clenched jaw
When you are feeling stuck, you may believe that you need to sit at your desk until something happens.
Or...you face not feeling accomplished for the day.
The funny thing is, once you step away from your computer and focus on your physical surroundings, it clears up mental space to tackle your to-do list tomorrow (or even the same day!).
I realize that working from home (and now owning my own business) will make this even harder to accomplish.
If you are not sitting at your desk, you are not doing the work.
The more I understand and learn when I should walk away from my to-do list, I understand that, a lot of the time, the real work happens when you are not actually focusing on the work.
We need to give our minds space and freedom to roam a bit. Let it breathe in all of the ideas that you thought up. It will feel like things click into place.
What has worked for you to get past that ‘stuck’ feeling?
Let us know in the comments! ⤵
