In the pursuit for more, many workers are finding themselves more than dissatisfied as they get promoted beyond their “bliss zone.” More money, more responsibility, and more power often lead to more stress. If you find yourself caught in this common trap, a shift in perspective may be in order.
Today’s Quote: Finding The Right Road
“Never look down to test the ground before taking your next step; only he who keeps his eye fixed on the far horizon will find the right road.” Dag Hammarskjöld
When Life Gets Blurry Adjust Your Focus
If you know my story, you might remember that I suffered a devastating breakdown in my twenties that I created my own comeback strategy for. Anxiety and fear completely ruled my life for three torturous years. It was a hard-won, yet simple, adjustment in my focus that allowed me to re-enter life as a healthy person.
Chaos and confusion can cause many things but one of them is overwhelm.
Us humans, when faced with overwhelm, break down, go manic or shut down completely because our systems can’t take it.
There is another solution.
Adjusting your focus.
In overwhelm, we are flailing to do too much or get paralyzed not knowing where to begin. The key is to block out the noise and narrow your focus onto something you CAN control.
Make it simple by narrowing the aperture and dealing with the ‘subject’ that is right in front you. It may just be breakfast, an essential meal to fuel your brain and body to get ready for the rest of it. It may be the person in front of you that needs your attention most at that moment. I may be just stopping and taking ten deep breaths so you can center yourself. Whatever it is, it’s a narrower focus being called for so your vision can become clear again.
We are offering a way to do that if you are working on your next step in work or life.
Join us this week for our Now What? Summit this week—Unusual Strategies and Proven Results for Making Your Career Transition.
9 sessions with 9 different areas of focus that will help you get moving . No more blurriness! Only sharp focus which will result in action. And it’s ABSOLUTELY free.
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Today’s Quote: Just Do It
“Aerodynamically the bumblebee shouldn’t be able to fly, but the bumblebee doesn’t know that so it goes on flying anyway.” Mary Kay Ash
Failing their way to Millions
“Failure” is often part of the journey to success. Want to know how these entrepreneurs lost big only to rise again to even greater triumph? Learn from their lessons so maybe you can spare yourself some of the pain.
Today’s Quote: Leap To Your Success
“We must walk consciously only part way toward our goal and then leap in the dark to our success.” Henry David Thoreau