Often I will sit with a client and hear - “I just don’t have the passion I used to …” or “I know I should be more proactive but….” and finally, “What should I do?”
When I hear this, I am struck by the feeling (theirs or mine) of powerless. I sense that the person I am talking to feels at a loss for how to motivate themselves and worse, I feel powerless in helping them. Fortunately for me, this feelinig lasts for only a moment until I recover the motivation that drives my practice. In this situation, my “doing” is listening deeply to the question and I often realize – the answers are right in the question.
The question; “what should I do” contains all the essential elements necessary to begin to address the solutions. Simply put, “start doing.” Keep your question in mind, but start doing! Just do anything that moves you in the direction you are trying to head.
I learned this years ago when I was training as a long distance runner. I never felt like running until I was actually running. In between training sessions, I simply would not listen to my mind and the 1001 reason it can generate to not train. I just had to put on my running shoes and walk out the door. The run would take care of itself. Likewise in business, focus on your action items generated inside of a well designed strategy and move the process forward, in spite of how you “feel.” Simply step into it and resume your intended direction.
If you are a dancer – dance. If you are an artist – paint. If you have to address your executive team, regarding their performance, take the next step. Don’t wait until you feel like doing it. Do it and then determine how you feel. Better yet, pay attention to how you feel as you are doing and adjust your actions accordingly to get the desired outcome.
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