M4L Lesson 10:What do I do when I feel stuck or trapped?

© Paul T. P. Wong

Learn to use the Strategy.

What do you see in this painting?

What are the obstacles to your dream of success?

You will be surprised to find out the answer.

More often than not, what stands between you and success is YOU – your negative attitudes & bad habits.

Feelings of lostness

Getting stuck in daily routine

Stuck in a loveless marriage

Stuck in a toxic workplace

Stuck in a dead-end job

Trapped in an ailing body

Stuck in a narrow view of life

Who is to blame if this mouse gets trapped?

Stuck a negative mindset

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

What can be done to get the car moving instead of spinning the wheels?

The Double Vision Strategy

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The benefits of double vision1. Seeing both the tree and the forest

2. Seeing personal predicament as part of the human condition

3. Connecting the immediate goal with one’s ultimate life purpose

4. Exercising the personal freedom to explore all options & take a heroic stand towards life

5. Viewing life with an enlarged vision

6. Seeing things in a proper perspective

#1 Be flexible as water

#2 Broaden your vision

#3 See stuckness as a signal to redirect your life

#4 Change yourself if you cannot change the situation

#5 Address underlying existential concerns

#6 Recognize the macro forces in your life

#7 Keep one eye on the ball & another eye on the goal

#8 Let go of the past to create a better future

#9 Accept & appreciate both good and bad times

#10 Clarify the ultimate purpose for your life

You are responsible for your own future