Get Out of the Rut and Back in the Groove
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The document provides tips for getting out of a rut and back into your groove. It identifies five common ruts: the money rut, imposter rut, bad bosses rut, repetition rut, and pointlessness rut. It then offers strategies for recognizing the rut, including asking "why?" repeatedly to find the root cause. Additional tips include future journaling to envision an ideal day, adopting a beginner's mindset, expanding your search beyond typical options, and committing to getting out of ruts quickly without self-blame.
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Get Out of the Rut and Back in the Groove
- 1. Get Out of the Rut and Back in Your Groove Dixie Gillaspie @dixiedynamite Danielle Cooley @dgcooley #UXPA2017 Inside Out
- 2. The 5 Ruts #UXPA2017 @dixiedynamite @dgcooley
- 3. The Money Rut #UXPA2017 @dixiedynamite @dgcooley • The drug of job security • Making a living and still having a life • Sunk Cost Fallacy “The switch from consulting to coaching reduced my income by half.” The Godfather
- 4. The Imposter Rut #UXPA2017 @dixiedynamite @dgcooley • Who decides what the IS is anyway? • Am I good enough? • Credentials, degrees, certifications? • Do I really fit in with this crowd? “I don’t even really care about typography all that much.”People only know what you tell them. Catch Me If You Can
- 5. The (Bad) Bosses Rut #UXPA2017 @dixiedynamite @dgcooley • Micromanaging • Overdemanding • Everyone is underfunded and devalued • Time =/= value. “I guess I could take longer...”I HAVE 8 DIFFERENT BOSSES RIGHT NOW. Office Space
- 6. The Repetition Rut #UXPA2017 @dixiedynamite @dgcooley • Doing the same work day in and day out • Having the same discussions with stakeholders • MEETINGS • Solving the same problems over and over “Each article, tweet, and blog post looks the same.” What would you do if you were stuck in one place, and every day was exactly the same, and nothing you did mattered? Groundhog Day
- 7. The Pointlessness Rut #UXPA2017 @dixiedynamite @dgcooley • Work has no meaning or importance • Not being challenged or learning • Who even cares about <project> anyway? • Even being in this rut is pointless! “Nothing I do makes a difference in the grand scheme of things, anyway.” I figured if I was gonna make the world a better place, I would do it with cookies. Stranger Than Fiction
- 8. Recognizing Your Rut #UXPA2017 @dixiedynamite @dgcooley
- 9. Because Why? #UXPA2017 @dixiedynamite @dgcooley The (annoying) 3 year old’s path to enlightenment. Aim to understand the root cause of your rut. Keep going until you find something you can fix or something you can’t change. I hate my job. Why? I work too many hours. Why? Why? We are understaffed. People keep leaving. Why? They are overworked. Why? We are understaffed. Why? Management doesn’t prioritize staffing needs. Why? Maybe they don’t understand how bad it is. Finding Nemo
- 10. Future Journaling #UXPA2017 @dixiedynamite @dgcooley Take your ideal day for a test drive. • Suspend disbelief by writing it as though it has already happened • Emotional litmus test for whether or not that alternate reality would really put you back in your groove. • Tweak it, test it, and set your goals without any greater investment than your imagination and pen and paper. Field of Dreams myfuturejournal@gmail.com
- 11. Get Back In The Groove #UXPA2017 @dixiedynamite @dgcooley
- 12. The Beginner’s Mind #UXPA2017 @dixiedynamite @dgcooley • Beginners don’t know what’s possible or not possible. • Change your mindset of what it means to be a ____ and all of the belief systems that come with that. Think without assumptions. Hidden Figures
- 13. Storytelling #UXPA2017 @dixiedynamite @dgcooley • We constantly tell ourselves stories about what other people are thinking. • We make decisions & assumptions based on those stories. • Our outcomes & emotions are a direct result of those decisions & assumptions. Same story, same rut. The Neverending Story
- 14. Expanded Search #UXPA2017 @dixiedynamite @dgcooley • Widen your lens. • Explore unlikely possibilities. • Who or what is the target, and what’s one or two levels out that will eventually connect you with that target? Redefine or find a new path. Eat Pray Love
- 15. Your Challenge #UXPA2017 @dixiedynamite @dgcooley A rut is a grave without end. So let’s not do that. Any time you find yourself in a rut: • Identify it more quickly. • Take steps to get out of it more quickly. • Don’t beat yourself up about it.
- 16. Have Fun Storming The Castle! #UXPA2017 @dixiedynamite @dgcooley The Princess Bride
Editor's Notes
- Danielle – Welcome How many of you are: Marketers Service Product Tech None of above Dixie Welcome How many identify as: An entrepreneur Would LIKE to be an entrepreneur Intrapreneur Would LIKE to be an a position to be an intrapreneur None of above
- Danielle introduce Dixie story Moving from consulting to coaching – from medical to small business
- Dixie Intro Danielle Story Justify offering – no universal standard (do you want to mention NOT fitting the stereotype of male, single, young, etc.?)
- Danielle introduce Dixie story – time vs value
- Dixie Intro Danielle Story
- Gonna suggest a change here I think this one I start with this: “What are you passionate about? That’s gotten to be an almost annoying often asked question. But if you listen to the responses you’ll find that most people start their answer with ‘I’m passionate about helping…’” We feel most alive when we feel like we’re helping, when we feel like we have impact, when we feel like we’re – dare I say it – changing the world for the better. I think of this as the master rut – because feeling like you are making a positive difference can make up for a lot of those other ruts, and even when everything else seems perfect feeling like what you do is pointless can still keep you mired in a rut.” Then you can take over and talk about why it’s important to recognize what is CAUSING that feeling of being in a rut. Maybe a personal story from our work or whatever you think works here. The KEY is that there is an emotional high note right here.
- Then you lead right into this as a technique for recognize the REAL reason you’re in a rut. This is a great example to use for how that sequence of “because why” will eventually lead to the light bulb of “OH this is what I have to do to get out of this rut.
- Dixie walk them through the process of creating a “future” journal entry and how to use that entry to fine tune the vision. If that were true would I be in my groove?
- Tricks for getting into beginner’s mind “But what if …” Give examples – what if I had never done that before, how would I try to do it? What if that isn’t true, what could be true instead? What if I’d never heard of anyone failing at that before, would I try to succeed? Physically doing something new – new dance, new sport, new, art, new place, even just using your non-dominant hand. Meeting people who have a totally different background/mindset
- How many DIFFERENT stories can you tell yourself? What would YOU do differently if one of those stories were true? Is the story you’ve been telling yourself true? Maybe. Is it more likely to be true than all the other stories? Maybe. But you know … no one else is going to have the imagination to change your story. So yes, I do mean you.
- No one wants to “skin a cat” but let’s agree that there is more than one way to do it. And all roads may not lead to Rome but let’s agree that more than one road does. If you can’t find what you’re looking for or meet the person you want to meet then make a list of all the things that are SIMILAR to what you’re looking for or all the people who might KNOW the person you want to meet or other people who might help you in the same way that person would.
- Really just a process for personal growth Entrepreneurs do personal growth on steroids – it’s not only how we’re wired, it’s what’s required.
- So we aren’t here to tell you that this is a one-time project. Nope, that would be like saying you can storm the castle, kill the bad guys, and live happily ever after. We all know that only happens in fairy tales. What we are here to tell you is that this is a PROCESS that you can use time after time. Every time you find yourself in a rut, and you’d MUCH rather be in your groove, these are tools for getting there. Now … that castle is waiting. Have fun. Thank you Q&A