Getting Excited Again When Things Grow Stale

It’s been a while since you heard from me. I hope you got some value from the content Ryan sent back in the spring.

I’ve been keeping my head down on a new project in the finance space, something I’m returning to after dabbling 22 years ago. Maybe I will have an opportunity to share details on that with you before long. Though to be candid, it’s probably not of interest to most who subscribe to my content for marketing and sales ideas. But if you are interested in investing strategies, maybe you’d like it.

It’s been refreshing to do something totally different. Energizing.

Before that, I’d grown a bit tired of the online marketing and sales space. I needed a break. Haven’t even logged into LinkedIn in months. If you’ve messaged me, the lack of response is nothing personal. I haven’t responded to a single message. Maybe I’ll get back in there soon and sift through all the spam and reply to the real ones!

Finding a project in a completely unrelated industry has been a breath of fresh air.

What I’ve found is that taking a break for a while to do something completely new has given me more energy and excitement to get back on the saddle again with my marketing and sales business aka Blueprint aka this substack.

But moreso, it’s breathed new energy into my life. To have something I am pursuing, working toward, that is new and challenging. Not status quo.

Everybody knows how valuable it is to take time off. But we rarely do it. Most of the time people don’t stop running on the treadmill until some outside force pushes you off. I had a coach that told me you can either take a break on your own accord or wait until you get sick or injured or something.

I believe many of us don’t take breaks because we don’t know what else to do.

So the problem can be twofold: a - deciding to take a break, b - what to do with yourself

There are many strategies and ideas on how to re-ignite your excitement for your work. This is just one. But it worked well for me, and maybe it will for you too.

And, if you think you’re already on fire and can’t wait to get back to the same ole grindstone, why are you still reading this far?!

People often don’t like to admit burnout until it’s passed. We’ve all been in conversations and heard somebody say something like “Now that I look back, I think I was just burnt out.” What if we could admit it in real time, address it, and get back at it. Certainly we’d be better off and our work would be its best.

Josh

Josh Turner

Multiple times Inc 500 + 5000, WSJ Bestselling author, dad, top LinkedIn expert, helping small businesses get more leads and clients online.