The Power of Being Unstuck

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If you trap a person physically, we find these hidden wells or reservoirs of energy and we tend to fight very strongly. But when we're trapped psychologically, that kind of flailing response is very unproductive because it leads us to become scattered. We respond intuitively and instinctively, which often isn't the right way to go. So the first thing you've really got to do is to turn down the temperature, to take a bit of a breath, to pause. And in the book I talk about a number of examples of people who have been very successful - they are surprisingly likely to spend significant chunks of time effectively doing what looks from the outside like nothing.

At some point, we all get stuck. Maybe it’s in a job or career. Maybe it’s a relationship or business venture. Though it’s something we all experience, when it happens, we can feel alone and out of our depth. Emotions may overwhelm us. Mental traps lure is in. In no time at all, we can’t see a way out. Award-winning professor, researcher, and author, Adam Alter, has spent decades studying how successful people get unstuck. In his latest book, Anatomy of a Breakthrough: How to Get Unstuck When It Matters Most, he shares what we can do to move forward. Adam’s recommendations can help us with what might be the most important times in our lives. Episode Links Life is in the Transitions: Mastering Change at Any Age by Bruce Feiler How the ‘Creative-Cliff Illusion’ Limits Our Ideas by David Robson Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie The Team Learn more about host, Gayle Allen, and producer, Rob Mancabelli, here. Support the Podcast If you like the show, please rate and review it on iTunes or wherever you subscribe, and tell a friend or family member about the show. Subscribe Click here and then scroll down to see a sample of sites where you can subscribe.