Are you stuck in a rut? Why don’t you follow your gut?! No seriously why don’t you do it?! In the past few months, a lot of people have asked me advice because they felt stuck. They didn’t know what to do. They all had one thing in common. Those people were stuck in a rut. So I gave them some advice and most of them told me the same. They all asked me the following question: “Alex why do you always make things so easy?!” Well, my friend, that’s because they’re that easy. You just turn it into some rocket science project which makes it impossible to solve. Just stick to the basics in life, those are hard enough to master on their own. Still, stuck in a rut? Let me help you.
Well, I’m going to help you a bit. I can’t the problem itself of course. That’s your job!
Stuck in a rut? Why don’t you follow your gut?!
Most people get stuck in life. We all face a point where we have no clue what to do. The situation seems impossible to solve but maybe you’re the one who’s making it impossible to solve? I, for example, was stuck in my head for a very long time. Other people get stuck in a soul-crushing job or a toxic relationship. It could be anything. These people will do what most people do. They’ll consult good ol’ doctor Google. So these people search for tons of different scenarios and outcomes. They go on countless forums to ask other people’s advice. Or they watch tons of motivational videos on YouTube of course. They get all pumped up and that’s when it happens. They claim that they’re going to make a change.
But can you guess how it ends? It doesn’t end well because those people never take action. They stay in the same situation till it either ends or some else ends it. They’re stuck in their comfort zone.
Those people then fall in a deep dark hole and most of them never recover from it. They feel cheated by life but don’t realize that they cheated on themselves.
Stuck in a rut? Why don’t you follow your gut?!
So what’s a gut feeling you ask? Your gut feeling is the initial reaction to a certain situation. It’ll tell you if you’re on the right path or not. But most people lose this feeling over time. They don’t trust their intuition anymore. Instead, they rely on other people’s opinions or even statistics that are shared by the media. I can draw 2 conclusions from the previous sentence.
- You don’t believe in yourself anymore
- You need statistics to prove that you can’t do something
I don’t care about statistics and other people’s opinions. They all act like experts but their advice mostly sucks. The advice that has been given before it’s asked is often terrible. Smart people don’t advise until they’re asked to give it. Can you guess what I do? I just believe in myself and there’s not a single statistic that’ll be able to change it. So where do most people go wrong?
Where most people fail before they even start
Go stand in front of a mirror and take a good look. Have you done it? Well, you’ve just seen your biggest competitor. You only have to compete with yourself and no one else. You should follow your gut feeling instead of overthinking everything. First, you’ll have tons of choices and then you’ll have tons of different outcomes. You’ll never be able to choose. Just make a decision and make sure that it turns out great. The right decision wasn’t always right from the start. You’re only going to regret a certain decision if you made a lot of bad choices after the initial decision. Those will make sure that you end up in a worse situation than before. That’s why you’re stuck in a rut. The sad part is that you’ll probably be stuck in your head as well
Stuck in a rut? Why don’t you follow your gut?!
It’ll be hard to turn your life around. I’m not going to lie about it and it’ll only get harder the longer you wait. You’ll just come up with more scenarios and outcomes but there’s a certain action that’s a lot more dangerous. You could ease yourself and convince yourself that things will get better over time. I hate to break it to you but they won’t. Nothing will get better if you don’t take action. It’s all up to you to take the first step to a new and better life. People will judge you but those are the ones who were afraid to do it themselves. Don’t mind them. Do what you need to do.
So what do I have to do Alex? You have to make yourself happy because no one else will do it for you!
The one thing that’ll never happen
- Knock knock
- Who’s there?
- It’s life. I have to solution for all your problems and I also brought your dream wife along with me. You’ll get it as soon as you open the door.
- Sounds great. I’ll open the door
And then you wake up. Life isn’t going to give you a script on how to live your life. That would be extremely boring. There are still a lot of people who’re hoping for it. A lot of people are hoping for a miracle but it won’t happen. It’ll never happen. Do what you have to do. Take action. Turn your whole life around before it’s too late. You don’t want to face regret when you’re old and almost going to die.
You can accomplish great things in 5 years. So go and get it.
In conclusion: stuck in a rut? Follow your gut!
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