Are You Stuck, or Are You Avoiding Something? | #188
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Are you really stuck in your business, or are you avoiding the thing you already know you need to do? This episode is for the business owner who keeps saying they feel stuck, when the real issue might be a decision, a conversation, or a change they’d rather not face yet.
In this episode, I’m talking about stuckness.
That horrible feeling of not knowing what to do next, not knowing how to move forward, or feeling like there’s an invisible wall in the way. It can feel very real when you’re in it, and I’ve heard thousands of business owners use that word over the years.
But sometimes, being stuck is not really about being stuck.
Sometimes it’s avoidance.
It might be avoiding putting your prices up, even though your costs have increased and your profit has taken the hit. It might be avoiding saying no to a client who is not the right fit. It might be avoiding changing how you work, because the freedom to choose your own rules can feel a bit wobbly when you’ve spent years being told how work is supposed to look.
I talk about why business owners often sit in the stuckness for longer than they need to, partly because it feels safer than making the decision. If you call it stuck, you can keep looking for the answer somewhere else. Another course, another strategy, another project, another thing to distract yourself with.
But deep down, you often know.
That’s the bit we get into here. The gap between knowing and doing. The fear of the awkward conversation. The fear of changing something that has become familiar. The fear that if you set a boundary, put up a price, change a service, or say no, everything will fall apart.
Most of the time, it won’t.
There might be a wobbly moment. There might be a slightly awkward conversation. But then things usually carry on. Often they improve.
🧡 In this episode, I talk about:
- why “I feel stuck” can sometimes mean “I’m avoiding something”
- the decisions business owners often put off for too long
- how pricing, boundaries, working hours, and services can all become points of avoidance
- why the fallout is usually less catastrophic than your brain is making it
- what to ask yourself when you feel stuck but suspect you already know the answer
This episode is a useful one if you’ve been going round in circles, adding more layers, or waiting for the perfect answer to appear.
Because sometimes the next move is not another idea.
It’s the thing you already know.
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