How to Get Out of a Rut!

“The first rule of getting out a hole is to stop digging” — Brian Tracy

Often clients and friends come to me and ask how they can get out of a rut? It happens to many of us at some point in our lives. We are tired, bored, frustrated and stuck in a place we don’t want to be. My best answer is to break your routine and expose yourself to different sights, sounds, people and places to rekindle your innate creativity.

Do some things you don’t normally do;

1. Take a different route to work
2. Take a bus, train, bike, walk instead of drive
3. Walk the dog down new streets or to a different park.
4. Read a book or magazine you would not normally read
5. Listen to music you would not normally care to, change pop to reggae, or rap for classical. Try to consider what other people like about this genre even if you never will. Breaking your normal thinking patterns creates better answers.
6. Get away from home for a day or a weekend at least 100 miles away, hike, boat, golf, fish, ride, jet ski, try paragliding. A different country is even better.
7. Eat at a different restaurant and food you have never dared to try like sushi!
8. Invest in your future. Spend at least one hour a day and two would be better on…