Sometimes we get stuck. The rut seems to grab hold and won’t let go.
Getting stuck happens to everyone. Getting unstuck is not rocket science.
Try this recipe:
- Get off the accelerator. Spinning the tires even faster won’t get us out of the rut.
- Reflect carefully. Figure out what got us stuck in the first place.
- Seek the perspective of wise observers from outside the organization.
- Discern carefully whether we got busier at doing than we were at being.
- Decouple from habits that got us here.
- Add in a couple of habits that move us toward what we wanna BE.
Constant monitoring, constant reflection, constant correction.
Sounds like work, but well worth it to get UNstuck.
*If you’d like to read more of nc’s blatherings, go to nc’s Recursive Learning.
Nelson Coulter
Nelson Coulter has held a lot of titles: rancher, educator, author, musician, entrepreneur, coach, mentor, consultant, and professor. He has coached, taught, and been published in many settings. He has served in public schools of all shapes, sizes, and contexts. He currently serves as an Assistant Professor of Professional Practice at Louisiana State University - Shreveport. His most cherished titles, however, are the ones not attached to career identity: son, husband, dad, and granddad.
