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Feeling Stuck? How to Gain Momentum
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Feeling stuck
It consumes our mind which slows our actions and paralyzes us from achieving our goals.
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Stop Blaming Others
Take control of your own actions.
By demonstrating your relentless commitment to identifying and advancing solutions, you gain valuable skills and experience which aid you in attracting success.
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Refocus Your Attention
Start every day prioritizing what you need to accomplish and go to work immediately on cranking through your priorities.
Tune out the noise of distractions. The more you focus, the more you will achieve. The feeling of accomplishment will propel you forward.
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Take the First Step
When our goals feel so big and overwhelming, it’s easy to delay tackling them.
Break down the big goals into individual steps with key milestones along the way. When we get out of our own way and take action, we gain momentum and the path forward becomes more clear.
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Reflect Everyday
When we intentionally take time to reflect, we immediately chart a course for tomorrow where we continue what is successful and course-correct where necessary.
Reflective thinking is our daily coaching session which can fast track us towards where we want to go and what we want to accomplish.
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“We act as though comfort and luxury were the chief requirements of life, when all that we need to make us happy ..."
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The Dip
Extraordinary benefits accrue to the tiny minority of people who are able to push just a tiny bit longer than most.
The Start before the Dip
The Start is a much bigger problem since you can’t reach The Dip if you don’t get through The Start, and many more people fantasize about doing something than actually do it and give up.
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Excuses
People use excuses to rationalize their actions regarding their circumstances, their actions toward other people, and regarding certain events. It is also one of the primary reasons why people are ...
Stop comparing
When you are comparing yourself to others, you are probably only seeing part of the whole picture.
If you are making an excuse not to try something new, because you are comparing yourself to others who are experts in the field, remember that they were also inexperienced at some stage.
Stop fearing the unknown
The unknown can be scary, but it may not be a negative thing. Many good things can come from taking a step into the unknown.
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Defining excuses
Excuses are rationalizations we make to ourselves about people, events, and circumstances.
They are invented reasons we create to defend our behavior, to postpone taking action or simpl...
The Fear Trap
We make excuses for the following key reasons:
- Fear of Failure
- Fear of Embarrassment
- Fear of Success
- Fear of Change
- Fear of Uncertainty
- Fear of Responsibility
- Fear of Making Mistakes
- Perceived lack of confidence or resources
'There’s just not enough time'
It suggests the wrong priorities or time management problems. It could also indicate laziness or procrastination.