watch: three reasons you’re not making progress – and how to break the plateau
By Team Tony for Tony Robbins’ blog
‘Do you ever get that stagnant feeling that nothing is changing? Nothing is evolving? Are you asking yourself, “Why do I feel stuck in life?” Life can sometimes feel like a stick that is stuck in the mud – immovable and hopeless. It’s enough to create a depressive state in almost anyone.
But, feeling stuck and making progress are not interdependent. You can only be in one state at any given moment. The moment, the feeling of progress, stops when we feel stuck – and miserable – because ultimately, progress is the key to happiness.
There are three potential reasons why you’re stuck in the first place – and sometimes it’s a combination of the three.
1. Your physical state
Bad physiology reinforces negative feelings. As Tony says, “Motion creates emotion.” Changing your physiology means changing your mental state and breaking your negative patterns. Great physiology therefore, leads to great emotions, and that is one of the keys to getting unstuck. Foster a positive mental state and get unstuck by changing your physiology! This can be something as simple as standing up straighter and changing your posture or something more intensive like going on a jog to loosen up.
2. Trapped in a time frame
One reason we feel stuck is because we’re focusing too much on the past — or too much on the future. But thinking incessantly about the future or the past won’t change anything. We only really have the power to change the present moment, so that’s where our attention should be. Wishful thinking about what could have been or what should be has never worked for anyone and won’t help you make any progress in feeling unstuck.
3. Sitting on a plateau
Why do some people achieve breakthroughs that take them to the next level, while others do not? What is the difference between being a master and a dabbler, a doer versus a talker? The former group is determined to dig deep to find the answers they need to overcome their plateau.’
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