You ever have one of those moments in life where you feel… stuck? The type of moments where you look around and ask yourself “what’s next?”, “what now?”, or even the all encompassing, “who am I?” In today’s post I want to share with you 4 tips to help you get unstuck and start living your best life.

I know I’m not the only one who’s felt this way. I have spoken to many women in my community who tell me that they, too, find themselves in the midst of a “creative desert” needing a huge leap to the next level of meaningful work.

Progress Is More Important Than Perfection

For me personally, this manifested when I was looking for bigger ways to show up for my community here at the Mocha Girls Pit Stop blog. Something I always wanted to do was record videos and post them online but was too fearful, and self-conscious to do so.

That feeling of being stuck was something I had to shake in order to step into all the goodness I knew was waiting for me on the other side of all that fear. In order to push myself to share more videos on social, I started recording personal video blogs (vlogs) to get used to seeing myself on camera and getting comfy with my voice. And you know what? It worked!

I’ve been recording videos for years and I’ve learned a few things: progress is more important than perfection and we’re all out here just doing the best we can and trying to figure it out.

The Gap Between The Fear and The “Finally” Is Worth The Leap

But those lessons obviously didn’t come without growing pains.

I questioned myself over and over.

I winced when I heard my voice on camera at times. I asked myself if I was really ready to be this “seen”.

The gap between the fear and the “finally!” was one where I had to do the hard work to launch myself into what I knew was possible. These actions were deliberate however hard they may have been.

And when I was ready and willing to take the leap, I was so proud of what I was capable of getting done.

So where are you at?

Still a little scared on the edge but knowing you are ready for the leap? I’ve compiled a short list of “launch pads” you might want to consider to help with lifting off as you prepare to get out of your own moment of feeling stuck.

4 Tips to Help You Get Unstuck and Start Living Your Best Life

1. Schedule time for yourself each day to meditate on your “launch”. Perhaps 15 minutes every morning or a 30 minute block in the afternoon to sit and map out your master plan.

2. Buy a classic poster board (science project style) and write in big bold letters what your destination is. Place it on the wall in your bedroom as a constant reminder of where you are headed.

3. Do a few “informational interviews” with your friends or mentors and see how they have managed to get to unstuck. Ask them about times they made it to the next level and what their greatest lessons were. See where their advice can fit into your own situation.

4. Write you future self a letter. Tell her how proud you are, how inspired you are by her hard work, and how excited you are for getting to even higher levels of success. This will give you a bit of a peek into the glorious future you have and opening it after your goals are met, will be an incredible chance to see just how far you’ve come.

Tie your laces, fluff your wings. It’s your time to get unstuck and start living your best life!

My Challenge to You:

Call out your roadblocks. Having a list of the things that are holding us back is a surefire way to begin to address them.

Reflection Question:

How have I gotten unstuck before? What inspiration can I take for other versions of myself to support the work that I am doing right here, right now. We often have our own answers.

Resource of the Month:

The app is called “Unstuck” — fitting, huh? This app says that it helps us see and solve situations with fresh perspective through provocative questions, targeted tips, and action-oriented tools. Give it a shot and see if it can help with some of your stuck moments this month.

Mantra of the Month:

“I am not a product of my circumstances, I am a product of my choices.” – Stephen Covey