Surviving The Rough Spots
Everything is cyclical. People sometimes wonder how they will survive the rough spots, the down turns, the let downs, the end of an era. It might be for a particular task, a way of doing things, or it might be the loss of a job or an entire business. How do you survive the rough spots?
Habits
We are creatures of habit. We typically make our decisions and choices based on a set of data. That data has been formed across time based largely on our own experiences. Experiences created by habits.
Sometimes we have to be willing to give up on the old in order to make room for the new. This is true for all of our habits, traditions, and how we frame every circumstance or situation.
There is a lot of advice. Advice to see the glass half-full, be positive, and focus on the end result.
None of that is bad advice but it might be hard to implement when our habits have led us to the place where we currently are. It is what we know, how we think, and how we’ll make our next decision.
When you really want to breakthrough, you’ll have to change. Change might appear to be about mind-set, but mostly mind-set is about the decision to change. People who haven’t decided to change won’t have the mind-set.
Rough Spots
Sometimes the decision is made for us, but surviving the rough spots still requires us to change. Change our mind-set, our habits, and traditions.
When the tool is broken, we have to decide to find another way. Find a new tool, use an old one, or do nothing.
If we experience a job loss or a business shift, we have to find another way. Find a new job, make a career change, or do nothing.
Surviving
Our habits really matter. They condition our thinking, the results and future outcomes.
If the way we always did it isn’t an option then we have to do something different.
Sometimes we have to get out of our own way. We have to decide to make new habits.
Everything changes when we finally make the decision that we will.
– DEG
Dennis E. Gilbert is a business consultant, speaker (CSPTM), and corporate trainer that specializes in helping businesses and individuals accelerate their leadership, their team, and their success. He is a four-time author and some of his work includes, Forgotten Respect, Navigating A Multigenerational Workforce and Pivot and Accelerate, The Next Move Is Yours! Reach him through his website at Dennis-Gilbert.com or by calling +1 646.546.5553.
