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Article rating : 0.00, 0 votes. Author : Rosemary Hauschild
When fall rolls around, I usually find myself shifting gears and digging in to accomplish all those goals I’ve been thinking about during the summer. However, this year instead of taking off like a rocket, it’s been more like having the launch cancelled repeatedly. Maybe it’s that this fall seems more like summer or maybe it’s the chronic sinus infection that just won’t quit that’s made the difference. All I know is that for the past few weeks I’ve been – well – stuck in the mud and spinning my wheels.
As I’ve talked with clients and colleagues lately, I find I’m not alone. In fact, the problem seems to be quite common, especially among creative people who are constantly challenging themselves to invent, write, design, build, draw or produce something new on a very consistent basis.
At first, I thought procrastination was the culprit. I think all of us succumb to this temptation more often than we would like. I don’t know about you, but give me a warm, sunny day and I will gladly put off posting those invoices or doing more writing of my book. Put anything in front of me that makes it easier not to work on a project or goal – no matter how important -- than it does to actually get it done, and I’m just as inclined as the next person to give in to temptation. Yet, I’m more of a sporadic than a habitual procrastinator.
And, besides, procrastinators are usually in action doing something, even if it’s not the most important thing.
At any rate, it took a conversation with a trusted colleague to finally realize that what I was experiencing was inertia, or the inability to get off dead center. Or, to put it another way, I seemed to be “boxed in” and unable to move.
So, what brings on a bout of inertia and how do you get beyond it?
While depression, if not treated, can be a cause, more often than not inertia sets in when outside pressures accumulate and bear down. So, if you find yourself spinning your wheels, look to any external force(s) in your life that may feel overwhelming and/or out-of-control. Once you can see them clearly, you will be able to find ways to release the pressure valve and get back in action.
It worked for me. It can work for you, too.
Rosemary Hauschild is an innovation and creativity business coach serving individuals developing intellectual property. Impact Coaching International™ offers a year-long program showing creative individuals how to protect, promote, and profit from their innovative ideas in less time and with more profits. Individual coaching services are also available.
To learn more about how to protect and promote your intellectual property, you are invited to subscribe to the free e-zine, Creations Of The Mind™, by sending an email to subscribe@impactcoaching.biz with the following phrase in the subject line of your e-mail: 'subscribe creations list'
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