When I woke up today I had no idea what I was going to write about. My list of ideas seemed shorter than ever, and none of the topics staring at me through the steam of my coffee seemed worthwhile. Getting unstuck on a project is difficult when we hit that wall.
Selfish vs. Selfless
So instead, I worked on something different, something for someone else. I attempted to be selfless this morning instead of selfish, as I usually am with my morning hours.
When we take the focus off of ourselves, we are able to take a step back and look at our project with a fresh perspective. Doing something for someone else takes the focus off of us and puts it on the person we’re doing something for.
This is helpful considering when we get stuck all we can do is stare at that project, dumbfounded. We think we’ve exhausted all our options, we think there is no way over, around, or through that obstacle. All we can think about is this wall, and it hinders our ability to think creatively or solve that problem.
Getting Unstuck on a Project
As I said a few weeks back, I’m going to “give my way to transformation” this year. I walked away from my work to give for a bit and came back with a renewed sense of purpose, more creativity than I left with, and a clear direction for what’s next.
If you’re stuck in a rut, take a step back and go do something for someone else. Don’t look for repayment, don’t look to have someone indebted to you, just go do something for someone else and stop thinking selfishly for a while.
Maybe it’s a making breakfast for the family, maybe it’s thank you note, or maybe it’s helping a co-worker on a project they are stuck on. Whatever it is, give some time and give some energy and you’ll be amazed at how renewed you come back feeling.
When you come back to your personal project, you’ll feel refreshed and ready to attack your wall like it was never an obstacle to begin with!
