Behind the Shift: Thoughts on Getting UnStuck
Real moments. Fresh thinking. Honest reflections on what it takes to move forward. Especially when you’re not sure where to start.
This is a collection of posts originally shared on LinkedIn, along with a few that are only available here. Each one explores what it means to feel stuck, shift perspective, and open up new possibilities. Not advice from above. Just real-world insights drawn from experience, curiosity, and the belief that stuck isn’t a dead end. It’s a starting point.
Letting Go ≠ Giving Up
Sometimes clarity doesn’t come from pushing harder—it comes from releasing control. In this post, I share how a crowded train ride, a tangled mind, and a moment of surrender became a lesson in how letting go can actually unlock our best thinking. Especially when you’re caught in Spinning—all effort, no traction.
📅 Originally shared on LinkedIn – April 2025
The Trap of Overthinking
Overthinking isn’t a lack of effort—it’s effort pointed in too many directions. This post explores how mental swirl masquerades as productivity, and why it often leaves us stuck in Spinning, one of the five patterns in The Stuck Spectrum™. Featuring insights from an HBR article and a lived-through lens on how to move from swirl to traction.
📅 Originally shared on LinkedIn – April 2025
Why Feeling Stuck Isn't a Personal Failure
We’re quick to blame ourselves when progress stalls. But stuck isn’t about effort—it’s often about perspective. This post breaks down the science behind why we internalize being stuck and reframes it as a cue to look at what’s no longer working around us. When your perspective shifts, so does your momentum.
📅 Originally shared on LinkedIn – April 2025
Momentum ≠ Motivation
You can be doing all the right things and still feel stuck. This post dives into what it means to be Stalled, one of the five patterns in The Stuck Spectrum™. It’s not about burnout or failure. It’s about disconnection. When what once energized you no longer does, the way forward isn’t more effort. It’s clarity, recalibration, and a different kind of momentum.
📅 Originally shared on LinkedIn – April 2025
Small ≠ Safe
Sometimes stuck doesn’t look like confusion—it looks like self-editing. This post explores Shrinking, one of the five patterns in The Stuck Spectrum™, where you pull back your voice, presence, or power to stay safe. But staying small doesn’t protect you—it just disconnects you. The path forward? Start showing up as yourself, even when it feels uncomfortable.
📅 Originally shared on LinkedIn – May 2025
✳️ Where Did My Mojo Go? (Site Exclusive)
You’re showing up, but the spark is gone. This piece dives deeper into Stalled, one of the five patterns in The Stuck Spectrum™, and how motivation often fades when we lose a sense of autonomy, connection, or meaning.
The Hidden Cost of Staying Stuck
Stuck doesn’t always come with flashing warning signs—sometimes it’s a quiet erosion of self-confidence and energy. This post explores how indecision, overwhelm, and second-guessing wear us down over time, and how even the smallest shift can break the cycle. When you name it, you can move through it.
📅 Originally shared on LinkedIn – May 2025
Split ≠ Indecisive
Sometimes stuck doesn’t look like confusion—it looks like being torn between who you’ve been and who you’re becoming. This post explores Split, one of the five patterns in The Stuck Spectrum™, and how the energy it takes to hold two paths can quietly drain your momentum. Getting unstuck starts not with action, but with the belief that you’re ready to move forward.
📅 Originally shared on LinkedIn – May 2025