The first step to getting unstuck is obvious… Recogize you’re stuck! Sounds easy. But, sometimes it’s not. That’s because we can be really, really good at fooling ourselves. We say, “I’m not stuck. I’m just need time to think about my options.” Or, “I’m not stuck. I’m just frustrated.” Or, “I’m not stuck. I’m just…
When you’ve been stuck for a long time, it’s easy to become fixated on Why. Why me? Why am I so stuck? Why can’t I get free? And, around and around you go. There are times when it makes sense to ask why? This isn’t one of them. Asking why will just put you in…
I’ve talked a little bit about why creative folks get stuck. Now, I’m going to explore a few strategies for getting unstuck. I’m German. Need I say more. My genetics, and upbringing have taught me the immense value of pushing. More! Harder! And, sometimes that’s great. But, it’s also a super way to get stuck….
It seems strange that so many creative people get stuck. You’d think that there was less chance of creative, fertile minds becoming bogged down. Stuck. Yet, I see it happening fairly often with the creative folks I coach. And, it happens to me. Why? Here’s 3 of the most common reasons. 1. Too many choices….
For the next little while — which really means till I get bored, distracted by more compelling topics, or just poop out — I’m going to shift the focus of this Blog, only slightly. I’m goiing to talk about the S word – Stuck! We all get stuck. I have. Still do, somtimes — but,…
This is a copy of an article I orginially wrote for Calgary Business & Financial Journal. It was published in December of 1989. Will Networking Work For You? By Lyle Lachmuth What does networking mean to you? Before I tell you what it means to me I want to share some of the answers I…
Listenting to the radio about the passing of Ray Charles. And, heard this quote from Ray Charles, “My music is like breathing. If you don’t breath you die. If I don’t have my music I die.” Hmm! Sounds like an “Artist” to me. Coincendentally I was on the Net looking at test that measures Thinking…
I’ve been long attracted to creative types: artists, actors, writers, poets, sculptors. And, the more eccentric the better! I guess it comes from growing up in a repressed environment — a typically German family, high on rules, low on nurturing. The folks who put fun in FUNdamentalist. When you’re the odd man out — a…
At the risk of flogging a deceased equine, I will reiterate a key point… Creative, unconventional, professionals, those with “The Artist” style, don’t think or operate the way the rest of the world does. So, tools and techniques that are just peachy keen for everyone else — those nifty little day planners and to do…
Traditional career plans, well in fact traditional planning methods, simply don’t work for creative, unconventional professionals, and artistic-temperaments. I know because I’ve been researching and developing time management, organizing, and planning methods since the mid 1970’s. In my past life I was a Project Manager/Senior Systems Analyst and was simply overwhelmed with details and things…