How to Become "Unstuck"

Hello Entrepreneurs! I am recovering from a severe case of writer’s block which has held me hostage for the past several weeks. Truth is, I have been literally “stuck” in neutral for the past month or so. But of course, we’ve all been there -- nothing new in the idea department, business is down or non-existent, the phone is not ringing and the mounds of crumpled paper representing frustration, have taken up residence in the corner of your office. So what’s an entrepreneur to do?

I could you tell you that I sat down and made a “to-do” list and tackled everything on it right away – but I did not, because I knew it would end up in the pile with my other lists. I could tell you I met with some fellow entrepreneurs in my favorite coffee shop for an “idea session” and came up with some wonderful and innovative ways to increase business – but I did not, because just like me, they were also “stuck”. So what did I finally do to get things moving? I began cleaning up approximately 22,000 e-mails. These were not business e-mails but those “potentially interesting reads” I vowed to peruse before the end of the century. Trust me – I will not. Sooooo, I created a folder for each month of the “current year”, deleting anything outside of the "current year" and ended up with a group of folders, pared down to a more manageable state. The end result – albeit 4 ½ hours and 1,940 e-mails remaining in my In-Box is the post you are now reading. Share with us how you shift out of neutral and get back on track. In the meantime, a coffee run is definitely in order. Enjoy!