M4L 2013 Lesson 10: What do I do when I feel stuck or trapped? © Paul T. P. Wong Learn to use the Strategy.

Overview Stuckness as a reality of life Six common reasons for being stuck The Double Vision Strategy Without vision, people perish A higher calling will save you from your stuckness

Six Reasons for Being Stuck 1.Self-defeating attitude 2.Self-handicapping habits 3.Short-sightedness 4.A lack of meaning & purpose 5.Bad personal choices in the past 6.Circumstances

Self-Defeating Attitude

Addictive Habits

Stuck in a Narrow View of Life

Short-Sightedness: Everyday Busyness

Caught In A Rat Race

Lack of Meaning & Purpose

Bad Personal Choices

Toxic Workplace

Is there no exit in life? Is there no way out of your problem?

The Double Vision Strategy

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Believe that you have a unique higher calling Making a living can be compatible with making a life Short-term goals need to be related to larger life goals and vision Do not focus on the leaves and ignore the forest Keep one eye on the ball & another eye on the goal Double Vision

Believe there is always a way.

Change yourself if you cannot change the situation.

Recognize the macro forces in your life.

You are free to choose your own vision, mission, and values.

Let go of the past to create a better future.

You are responsible for your own future.

You become fully alive when you are pursing an ideal.