Everyone can probably identify with some kind of feeling lost or being lost experience (literarily or figuratively) at some point in our lives.  

For starters, I get lost all the time driving to new places even with the GPS shouting out instructions, and diagrammatically showing the directions.  

One of the ways I manage this, is to add time buffer when driving to an unknown destination.  What I call “getting lost time” to my trip planning.

In reality, I don’t know that we know when and how we lose ourselves along the way and if we can proactively add buffer to that time in our life’s journey.  

What happens when we find ourselves lost or overwhelmed by this feeling of being lost?

What do you do in such situations?  

If you were a dog or cat, your owner will be out looking for you and posting a reward for whoever finds you. But you are not… no one is posting any reward.  How do you find yourself?

When I take a wrong turn, it is often because I did not understand the GPS and the instructions.  For example, in 1000 feet turn right, I often turn right in 400 feet because I do not know for sure the distance that is 400, 500 or 1000 feet.  

Immediately I make the wrong turn, take the wrong exit, the GPS will say “RE-ROUTING”.  Many times, I will have to make a U-turn.  Very often, I will end up getting there later than the original time stated by the GPS when I set out on my trip.

REROUTING… is one lesson we can learn from the GPS.  Instead of the pity party, the frustrations, the anxiety and stressed-out life, the bur-out, you re-route.

If you know where you are headed, a wrong turn should not stop you.  An extended stop along the way should not become your new destination simply because, the short stop ended up being an extended stay.  

What do you see when you think about your life?  Your career?  Stuck?  Lost?  Not sure?  You can re-route, just like the GPS does and find another way back to the right track.  

Your career dreams can still come true.  Your life’s dreams can still come through and true.  Your anchored image and vision of your successful life is still within reach.  You can still make the career, change, the job change or push for that promotion.

If you are feeling lost or stuck and do not know that you can re-route or how to start the re-routing journey back, please click on the contact me button below for a free initial conversation to see how I can help you.