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Get Out Of Your
Rut, Embrace Change and Obtain Success
Edward W. Smith
Feeling stuck,
looking for success and not finding it, then this article is for you.
Learn how to break out of your rut, embrace change and obtain success.
Research shows us that being stuck in a rut affects us physically as
well as mentally. Studies on rats placed in situations that replicate
what we humans call “ruts” showed that the rat’s brain actually
physically deteriorated in “rut like” conditions. Psychologists have
noted a number of negative effects on humans resulting from being stuck
in “rut like” conditions. These include loss of energy, increased
depression and anxiety.
As a motivational expert that focuses on getting fast results, I am
concerned with some other negative aspects of being in a rut. Whereas
most of the research focuses on the downside of ruts, I focus on the
loss of upside. What about the joys of life that are not pursued. what
about the opportunities that are let pass by, what about the loss of
possible income, and so on?
So how do you dig yourself out of a rut? One shovelful at a time. The
key is a series of small steps that put together leads you down a path
to a life you never imagined.
When you are in a rut it is very difficult to deal with change and
change is usually avoided as much as possible. So the first step is to
begin to look for change instead of trying not to see it. You don’t have
to actually do anything or make a change, just recognize that there are
situations where you could make a change if you chose to. This is very
uncomfortable at first, but with time it becomes easier to at least
consider change.
Some people benefit from sharing their goal to change with others.
Sharing your goal with people that are positive and support you can be a
real source of encouragement and strength. Business and Life Coach
Theresa Smith notes that this is one of the key steps in the coaching
process and that it results in much faster attainment of goals.
The next step is to actually seek out and make small changes on a
regular basis. Look for opportunities to make changes that have little
possible downside. Drive home a slightly different way, shop at a
different grocery store, eat at a different restaurant, or surf some
pages on the web that you wouldn’t normally read. Each time you break
free of your rut, acknowledge that you did it and give yourself credit
and a small reward for doing so. Be patient with yourself and don’t try
to stretch yourself too far at any one time.
It is also important to begin to focus on change rather than focusing on
keeping things the same. Look for opportunities to change and look for
the benefits of making those changes. This takes the negative spin off
change, reduces the pain and increases the pleasure you get from making
changes. Set up tests or some way to measure your progress so you can
see the ways you are improving due to the changes you are making. Keep a
log of the new skills you have acquired and the good results you are
getting from them.
It is also important that you don’t try to do things all yourself and to
get training or coaching on new areas you move into. You are charting
new territory and you may not know what you don’t know. Getting training
can shorten your learning curve and help keep your morale up due to
fewer setbacks.
Start now to make small changes and focus on change as a positive force
in your life. When you do this you will enter the magical world of
motivational experts like myself who say the world is full of endless
possibilities and that you have the capability to attain your wildest
dreams. Your self confidence and morale will be higher, your stress
lower and you will experience happiness you never thought possible.
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Edward
W. Smith is the author of Sixty Seconds To Success, he produces and
hosts the Bright Moment cable TV and internet radio show, is president
of the Bright Moment Seminars, is a motivational speaker specializing in
fast results, and publishes the free, daily, email of the One Minute
Motivator (quick peak performance tip). His website is
www.brightmoment.com and his email is
edsmith@brightmoment.com
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