[callout]This episode originally appeared on the Family Before Fortune Podcast which is now the Modern Leadership Podcast. To listen to Modern Leadership click here. To see the Family Before Fortune Podcast archive click here.[/callout]
Stuck on Your Goals? Get Out of The Mud
In this episode of the Family Before Fortune Podcast: I think we all have experiences where we feel this way, whether it is burnout or job loss or relationship struggles or one of the hundreds of challenges we all face. So what do we do?
On my bookshelf:
The Art of Work: A Proven Path to Discovering What You Were Meant to Do by Jeff Goins
Interesting webtool:
Main topic:
Here are some lessons I learned as I tried to “save my truck”.
- Don’t panic. Rational thinking, not emotional thinking can help you find options.
- Work hard. Sometimes to overcome the obstacles in life you need to get out, get dirty, and work.
- A solution is likely within your grasp; you just need to think differently and maybe outside the box.
- Give it some gas. Push yourself outside your comfort zone and commit to doing what needs to be done to overcome.
- Never give up. Solutions will come, in time, if you persist in doing the right thing.
- Get lucky. Despite all your best efforts, there may be times that the only way for things to go right is to get lucky. If you recognize that luck is preparation meeting opportunity you will be ready.
- Ask for help. Many times we can’t do it alone. You may need to ask for a hand up.
- Clean up. Things are not always going to work out and when they don’t, admit the mistake, make the situation right and move on.
- Learn the lesson. Once you have gone through the challenge learn the lesson and don’t repeat it. Sometimes you win and sometimes you learn. Whatever got you into the tough situation is probably avoidable in the future with the new knowledge acquired.
Quote of the week: “Better is possible but it’s not easy (just like anything worthwhile).” – Jake Carlson
Metaphor of the Mud Stuck Truck [Blog Post]