When it stops working

Here is what to do

Sometimes I find myself doing something that works. And it works and it works for quite some time.

Then one day it doesn’t work.

Which is crazy, because it was working right?

Here is something I find useful in those situations…

I stop. I clear my head. I look back at the data to see if it can tell me anything.

Most of the time, the data points to an obvious change being needed on my part. Some times it’s something subtle.

But it’s rarely the case that whatever I was doing just stopped working and I was doing everything right.

I’ve been recently going back and looking at things relating to my own personal health situation. Nothing crazy, just digging into the numbers. What I’ve found is a combination of progress in some areas, but not others.

Not all efforts are driving the effects I’m looking for.

So I have to look deeper and consider other options. I don’t have all the answers yet, but I’m paying attention.

At the end of the day, when what I’m doing stops working, it’s my fault. Not because I’m doing anything wrong, but because I need to pay attention to reality. If it’s not working and I don’t pay attention, that’s on me. If I keep ignoring the issues and repeat the same stuff that isn’t working, that’s on me.

Once I take enough ownership of the issue at hand, it is possible to resolve it. Not that the resolution is easy or fun, but it’s possible.

But yeah, sometimes stuff stops working and it’s very frustrating. The only way out is through.

-Brian