M4L 2013 Lesson 10:
What do I do when I feel
stuck or trapped?
Learn to use the
© Paul T. P. Wong
Strategy.
Overview
• Stuckness as a reality of life
• Six common reasons for being stuck
• The Double Vision Strategy
• Without vision, people perish
• A higher calling will save you from your
stuckness
Six Reasons for Being Stuck
1. Self-defeating attitude
2. Self-handicapping habits
3. Short-sightedness
4. A lack of meaning & purpose
5. Bad personal choices in the past
6. Circumstances
Self-Defeating Attitude
Addictive Habits
Stuck in a Narrow View of Life
Short-Sightedness:
Everyday Busyness
Caught In A Rat Race
Lack of Meaning & Purpose
Bad Personal Choices
Toxic Workplace
Is there no exit in life? Is there no
way out of your problem?
The Double Vision Strategy
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Double Vision
• Believe that you have a unique higher calling
• Making a living can be compatible with making a life
• Short-term goals need to be related to larger life goals
and vision
• Do not focus on the leaves and ignore the forest
• Keep one eye on the ball & another eye on the goal
Believe there is always a way.
Change yourself if you cannot
change the situation.
Recognize the macro forces in
your life.
You are free to choose your own
vision, mission, and values.
Let go of the past to create
a better future.
You are responsible for
your own future.
You become fully alive when
you are pursing an ideal.