Are you living a dead-end life? ONE Simple Step that Will Take You A Long Way!
Posted on April 18, 2014 by Ivana Pejakovic, One of Thousands of Life Coaches on Noomii.
Feeling like you’re living a dead-end life is the same as saying there isn’t enough change happening in your life right now.
Even though it’s the New Year and everyone speaks of new beginnings, new opportunities, you may not be feeling all the motivation and spark of energy that those around you seem to be feeling. And while the very first few days may have held excitement in them, you’re realizing it’s quickly returning to the same old, same old.
Feeling like you’re living a dead-end life is the same as saying there isn’t enough change happening in your life right now. Your relationships, your job, and the day-to-day grind has been the same way for so long that they feel uneventful, boring, unstimulating, unfulfilling making you feel unhappy and stuck. Change is important because with change comes excitement and stimulation.
So relax… there is nothing wrong with YOU! It’s the pattern in your life that probably hasn’t changed in years.
And this can be easily fixed.
Though it may feel like it, a dead end-life doesn’t come upon you all of a sudden. It actually sneaks up on you slowly. After falling into a pattern with very little newness in your life…. No new hobbies, not exploring with different positions at work… or moving on to different career opportunities, staying in the same predictable pattern with your spouse to the point you know sex is coming the second and 4th Saturday of every month!
It’s time for a change!
It’s easier to start the change with yourself. Getting your spouse or friends to come on to this journey with you may be disappointing. Perhaps they may not be ready for the change you are looking for and they are OK with the things as they are. If you rely on their motivation, you may soon find yourself back in the same old, same old!
Now…
Just as your dead-end life snuck up on you, we are now going to get change to sneak up on your dead-end life.
As you look into spicing things up, start off with simplicity. Add a new WEEKLY (not monthly) hobby…. If there’s no space in your schedule, you’ll have to get rid of some other activity that isn’t exciting anymore. And if you’re afraid to let go of the familiar, the new will never come.
Give it some good thought… what excites you the most: Learning to dance? Yoga classes? Creativity? Connecting people? Learning? Spirituality?
Your hobby ought to be strictly chosen for your pleasure and NOT for it’s usefulness in other areas of your life and definitely not based on other peoples comments. Your hobby isn’t about getting further in life, it’s simply something you do for fun.
Once you’ve successfully integrated this change in your life, move on to the next one. What else would you like to do? Make a change in your career? Form new connections with like-minded people?
Whatever it is, you can do it.
If you’re stuck, you don’t have to do it alone. Sometimes, all it takes is the right words at the right time and you’re ready to fly.