PV: Take a step back!
Heyyy!! 🖐 Good going! Keep it up!!
Einstein said, “No problem can be solved from the same level of consciousness that created it.”The first step in moving forward is taking one step back. Often we try to push harder to move forward and still reach nowhere and we try harder. So, whenever you are in similar situations, instead of pushing harder, let’s take a step back.
Try a different approach!! Assess your current situation with a completely different view. Ask yourself a few simple questions and think.
- Where are you right now?
- What did get you here?
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And, what do you really want?
Suppose, you have a ball of wool in your hand and it is tangled and you need to untangle it. You could rush and try to untangle it as soon as you want to. And, it would lead you to make the ball more complicated to untangle and feel anxious, tired, overwhelmed and not so confident that you would be able to untangle it.
But, try this different view! Instead of rushing, you could stop, take a deep breath and instead of seeing it as a tangled wool that you need to untangle, view it as your favorite coffee spot where you go, relax and unwind with a cup of coffee. You take your time while you find the wool thread ends and steadily create a new ball out of a tangled one.
Another way to zoom out is to look at your situation as a third person. Imagine what will you advise the player of that soccer match where he is about to take a penalty shot and you are watching it on tv.
Let’s take a step back and reflect on your situation, yourself and answer the questions in the box below!
- Where are you right now?
- What did get you here?
- And, what do you really want?
