What to Do When You Hit a Wall

Anyone who has worked with me or taken one of my seminars has heard me talk about hitting the wall.

So often, when we face a difficult decision or obstacle we become fixated and it begins to feel like we are hitting our head on a brick wall over and over and over again. Soon, the wall becomes a habit we don’t notice that a few feet away from our spot on the wall there is a way out – a door, a window or a gap – perhaps even all three!! And we don’t even consider the fact that we might be strong enough to go over the wall! In fact, the only thing we notice is the wall- our obstacle, the problem.

To see the opportunities around us, we have to open our eyes, look around, ask a few questions, try a few options, perhaps take a few steps in a new direction. We have to face our fear, move beyond our fixed place on the wall, and rewrite our stories about what is possible.

Today, I suggest you get up on the other side of the bed, wear something bold, go to work via new route, rearrange your desk, create a new view, answer the phone with a different greeting, invite someone new to lunch, ring up that person you have been meaning to get to know, sign up for a lecture or class, create a new playlist on your iPod, greet people in an unexpected way, and pause to see what lies beyond the spot on the wall that has been giving you a headache.

Each day is an opportunity to see possibility, recognize opportunity, move beyond the spot on the wall and start down a new road.

Today is a great day to open your eyes and take a good look around!