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Procrastination and Stuck in a Rut!

Are You Feeling Stuck? Use your Brain in this way to Break out of a Rut. Have you ever felt stuck, overwhelmed, or burnt out? Wondering why things aren’t going the way they should? What if I told you that it’s possible to feel better no matter what’s going on in your life? Intrigued? Keep reading.

The State of Us Humans and Procrastination

Firstly, I want you to understand that this is not about coaching you to be okay with some of the stuff that’s going on in the world or in your life. Rather, it’s about teaching you two ways to use your brain that will help you so that those things can be going on but you don’t spend unnecessary time worried or focused on them. What we do instead is some form of procrastination and that moves us away from the life we want to be living.

Secondly, what you’re experiencing is normal. You’re not some broken human. In today’s fast-paced world, many of us feel exhausted and directionless. We might feel constant pressure to keep up with daily responsibilities. Things that are happening around us can leave us feeling hopeless and flat. 

As an emotional intelligence and cognitive coach, I put together this week’s episode to teach how we can feel better about the things happening in our life while also deciding which steps forward we want to take. This is all about how, even with those things happening in our life, we can think about them in a certain way that removes much of the drama and emotional heaviness. 

I’ve been through some dark and nasty circumstances and promise you that these two things are the first steps to thought and feeling freedom. I hope you listen in on Apple or Spotify.

Listen in to the Episode for help in your midlife with:

1. Understanding Your Emotions: The episode explores how our thoughts influence our feelings and how recognizing this can be the first step towards emotional freedom. By understanding emotional intelligence, you can begin to see why you feel the way you do and how to change it.
2. Learning to Accept Reality: One of the key takeaways is the importance of accepting what is happening in your life without judgment or resistance. This doesn’t mean agreeing with or liking the situation, but rather acknowledging it as it is. I strongly encourage you to listen to the episode and the examples I give because sometimes when we read about this “acceptance stuff” it can feel a bit like gaslighting. That is the last thing us women in patriarchy need and that is certainly not what I’m talking about so please listen in.
3. Embracing Your Feelings: The episode also teaches about the difference between accepting our feelings and judging our feelings (and why it matters). I like to say that feelings are our friends and I think you’ll like the car metaphor I speak about. 

Action Steps to Break out of a Rut

Your warrior homework for this week is to get out your warrior notebook. Start to notice what you do instead of feeling. Write down the things you do instead of doing the thing you want to do. (Remember, we all do this. If you find yourself embarrassed or feeling shame that you do these things, try to write them down anyways. Shame hides solutions. I promise you, nothing you’re doing hasn’t been done before. Keeping the behavior hidden is what keeps us continuing to do it). 

And then come to join me in the Love Your Life School. It’s open for a couple more days right now. Listening to podcasts is a great first step. Joining the Love Your Life School is how you take your knowledge and step into action. Get in there so you don’t miss out.