Quickly get back on track, move out of that slump!

 “Everything is on the right track, but you are on a slump.”

What is a slump?

Slump, n: A period of decline or deterioration, during which a person performs slowly, inefficiently, or ineffectively – dictionary.com

After graduation, I started work right away. Transition of work from another work to another company is so fulfilling on your track of personal success. You have been offered new job, new projects and you are burning to fulfill all these tasks, sounds good on your “hash tag road to success”.

For a moment, creating this article helped me realize why I am really on a“slump”. Everything is just perfect. But why I am feeling like this. Now I realized, I am on a slump because my inner self is shouting for a break.

I keep pressuring myself to finish all the important things on my 1st and 2nd quadrants believing that “pressure is good rather than incompetence”. I forgot I’m a human. I need a break. As this is not the first time I experienced it, I analysed my statistics and realized that these downs on our life trend “slumps” are signals for us to refuel and recharge. But the thought of slumps being the “bad guy” on our “hash tag road to success” we tend to fight it by working more leading us to sink deeper on our slumps.

           “I know you have big dreams for yourself, but don’t forget how far you’ve come already. Remember the days you prayed for the things you have now.”

~ Ruben Chavez

You are on a slump my friend. Take a break, make sure that all aspects of your humanity is recharged before you get back on track. Remember that slumps are signals for us to recharge.

The important thing is just to get back on your track as quickly as possible. Refer to the flow chart below.

Why? Because, it will affect your Life Timeline (Second Article).

A slump since they are signals means it is very normal. You just need to know how to handle your own slumps my friend. When was the last time you took time off for yourself? Now it’s time for you to check your wellness.

Wellness is much more than merely physical health, exercise or nutrition. It is the full integration of states of physical, mental, and spiritual well-being. It includes social, emotional, spiritual, environmental, occupational, intellectual and physical wellness. Each of these seven dimensions act and interact in a way that contributes to our own quality of life.     ~wellness.ucr.edu

Now here are some of my favorite quotes to help you check your emotional, spiritual, occupational and intellectual wellness.

1. If I had six hours to chop down a tree, I’d spent the first four hours sharpening the axe. ~ Abraham Lincoln

2. Everybody wants to be a beast until it’s time to do what beasts do.

3. A key to success is to start before you are ready. ~ Marie Forl

4. I changed my thinking, it changed my life.

5. Life is a journey to be experienced not a problem to be solved. ~Winnie the Pooh

6. A real sign of success is when we no longer punish ourselves for our imperfections.~Yung Pueblo

7. Be fearless in the pursuit of what sets your soul on fire.

8. But we can’t live in the light all the time. You have to take whatever light you can hold into the dark with you. ~ Libba Bray

9. The inward journey is about finding our own fullness something that no one else can take away. ~ Deepak Chopra

10. We must be willing to let go of the life we’ve planned so as to have the life that is waiting for us. ~ Joseph Campbell

11. Maybe who we are isn’t so much about what we do, but rather what we’re capable of when we lease expect it. ~Jodi Picoult

12. Life should be touched not strangled. You’ve got to relax, let it happen at times and at others move forward with it. ~ Ray Bradbury

13. Uncertain as I was as I pushed forward, I felt right in my pushing, as if the effort itself meant something. ~Cheryl Strayed

14. If you live the questions, life will move you into the answers. ~ Deepak Chopra

15. Optimism is the best way to see life.

16. “A story of a turtle lying upside down on a hill saying “Oh my God, I am flying.“

17. Don’t sit and wait. Get out there, feel life. Touch the sun, and immerse in the sea. ~ Rumi

18. Don’t let the fear of what could happen make nothing happen. ~Earl Nightingale

19. I’m coming for everything they said I couldn’t have.

20. I don’t stop when I’m hired, I stop when I’m done. ~ David Goggins

21. Always remember why you started.

22. It’s not easy, but it’s going to be worth it. You will figure it out along the way. ~Korina Mercado

23. Stop letting unnecessary thoughts feed your mind. It's nugatory. Focus on your life-time goals and maximize your 86,400 seconds today. ~Korina Mercado