Donald Miller of StoryBrand said that when he gets stuck, he writes down 25 what if … statements. And then, suddenly, he begins to see ways forward.
Even the most productive and creative people get stuck. What do you do when it happens?
The common cycle might go like this:
Lately, I’ve been training to change my mood for the better on bad days.
When I’m not feeling great and notice it:
‘Man, today sucks’
Yesterday, some meetings went in an unexpected way and threw me off. My usually bright mood…
Yesterday, I walked home and it was raining. I wasn’t happy, I was getting soaked. I was slouching and my mood got gloomier with every step. Then I caught myself. It was just rain. I thought to myself, remember that time you walked 3 hours in rain…