![]() You can write in a physical journal, an Evernote doc, a google doc, any doc. Even if those are the exact thoughts you write down. That’s what you need to get out of your cyclical, stuck thinking. ![]() ![]() Who knew? 5) Write.Įven if you’re “not a writer,” writing fires synapses in the brain (or some science-y thing like that) and gets you thinking in new ways. That helped enormously to convince me that I don’t have to live with wishing I were a different kind of person. It’s my choice!” I proved that by doing it.Īnd, I became someone who writes every morning. ![]() I used to watch my husband do that and think, “I wish I were that kind of person.” One day it finally occurred to me, “Oh, I could be that person. I also became someone who unpacks the minute I get home from a trip. (Actually, I don’t have a whole book’s worth to say about it, but I love the title.) I had it in my mind that I couldn’t change as a person, and simply changing that one thing proved to me that there was possibility for more change. I wish I’d written the book “Make Your Bed” because going from someone who doesn’t make the bed to someone who makes the bed first thing every morning was a game-changer. I actually upgraded to YouTube premium and an unlimited data plan so I could pork out on these videos without worrying about using up my MBs. Lately, I like to search for “Abraham Hicks on writing a book.” They just make me feel good, even when they’re a little “out there.” I stay away from the ones on reincarnation or human tragedy, but I love the ones about money and success. When I’m feeling stuck, I like to walk and listen to Abraham Hicks videos on YouTube. If you’re not, skip to the next idea because otherwise, you’ll judge me, and I AM NOT IN THE MOOD TO BE JUDGED. You have to be at least woo-curious, or woo-adjacent (that’s how I label myself), to get with this one. Even if I still feel useless when I come back, I can say, hey – I exercised. When I’m feeling creatively useless, I give up and go for a long walk. And, if nothing else, at least you exercised. Getting off your tuchus and physically moving changes the chemicals in your brain. Plus, you’ll see what you can get done when you’re into it! 10 seasons, straight? Look at your focus and stamina! 2) Exercise. You won’t be able to stop till the end, but you’ll actually be eager to finish so you can get back to your life. Stop fighting the urge to watch every episode of a 10-season show on Netflix (instead of doing what your life requires of you), and give it your 100%. It’ll overlap a little, is that OK? I say it is. Note 3: Some of these address writer’s block, but I’ll need to do a dedicated post for that. This is more about a general malaise where you feel like your mojo’s gone, and you’re not productive or motivated like you used to be (last week). Note 2: I’m not addressing clinical depression here. (If that sounds smug, guilty! But remember, my smug spirit crashes periodically like anyone else’s.) That is, the lens of working for myself and being able to shape my day…and destiny, no biggie. Note 1: These aren’t entrepreneur-specific, but I’ll admit they’re filtered through my entrepreneur lens. Maybe something here will work for you, too. I’m also able to crawl out of my rut faster – sometimes within the day – now that I know what works for me. I don’t get down on myself for that I just slather on the lotion. The rut happens to me less now that I understand that it’s cyclical – just like dry, itchy skin. And often, it would last for weeks or even months. Sometimes, in November, when it’s getting darker and feels like dinner time at 4pm. That’ll keep me stupefied for at least a week, give me a sense of purpose. Or maybe start The Sopranos from the beginning again. All of the latest season of Real Housewives of, even though it now sucks. I can’t even go near my laptop, need to lie down and watch streaming shows on my iPad. It’s time to step aside, make way for the new kids, take up decoupage. I’m not “resonating.” Nobody likes me anymore. My posts on Instagram aren’t getting many likes. Everyone’s a dirtbag, and I’m pandering to them. I have to do this till I die? I hate my industry. Until, one day, I wake up feeling…doomed. No, not just on a roll: I’m on fire! #Unstoppable. For months, I’m obnoxiously giddy about my life and what I get to do for a living.
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