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Get Back on Track If You’ve Lost Your Enthusiasm For Life

August 8, 2022 John Uncategorized No comments

When you lose your enthusiasm for living your life sucks. Simple as that.

But it’s not too late to get it back, and GenuLines is here to partner with you in the recovery.

Get Back on Track If You’ve Lost Your Enthusiasm For Life

Feel like you’ve lost your enthusiasm for life? Does it seem like it’s not worth caring anymore?

You’ve got plenty of company.

Many people lose their enthusiasm for life somewhere along the way. Whether it’s mental or emotional , or because they’re stuck in a rut.

But there are ways you can get back on track and regain your enjoyment of life. Let’s look at some of the things you can do right now to take back your enthusiasm for life…

What Is Holding You Back?

It’s a good idea to figure out exactly what it is that’s holding you back. Is it self-doubt?

Could be that you had unrealistic expectations that led to you giving up on what you wanted? Figuring out the causes can be the start of working your way back toward enthusiasm.

Get Into A Healthy Routine

Keeping a healthy and positive routine is important. The things we do each day give power to our outlook.

If you feel as though you’re going through the motions in life, switch things up.

Start with your morning routine.

Does it leave you feeling energized, positive, and inspired? If not, change it up so it better serves you.

Avoid checking your phone and the news as soon as you wake up. Do things the night before that will make your mornings easier.

When you start the day right, it can leave you feeling a lot more positive all day.

Surround Yourself With Positivity

As you’ve no doubt guessed by now, staying positive is key to regaining your enthusiasm. The people you surround yourself with make a huge difference in how you feel.

Keep negative companions and your outlook will head south, too.

The reverse is also true. Be around positive people and you’ll be more positive.

You’ll see opportunities and start to enjoy each day.

Your inner circle should consist of people who build you up and support you. When you have encouragement and support, it helps you to feel like you can take on anything.

Know When To Seek Help

At times depression may be the cause of a low enthusiasm for life. If you suffer with mild depression, the above tips may help you to overcome your current low state.

But, if you have moderate to severe depression, you may need professional help. Getting this help can prove invaluable for getting back your passion and joy for life.

Many of us go through times when we lose interest in life. Yet, the key thing to remember is that you’re not stuck.

There are things you can do right now to regain your enthusiasm and live a happier and fulfilled life.

JohnK 8-8-2022

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Overheard: “It’s faith in something and enthusiasm for something that makes a life worth living.”

~Oliver Wendell Holmes

4 Ways To Get Out Of Your Introvert Rut

May 3, 2021 John Uncategorized No comments

You’re okay with being an introvert, until you’re not. It can put into a rut that leaves you feeling sort of stale.

This list of suggestions from GenuLines is designed to ease you out of that rut.

4 Ways To Get Out Of Your Introvert Rut

Have you been feeling like you’re stuck in an introvert rut lately? Do you find yourself spending too much time on your own?

Could it be you do the same things over and over, or feel like you’re holding yourself back? There are a few things you can do if you’re stuck in an introvert rut.

Let’s get busy and figure them out!

1) Step out but within your comfort zone

One of the best ways to get out of a rut is by pushing yourself to try new things. Now this can be a bit much for the VERY introverted.

Branch out and try new things in new places. You could hang out with a larger group of people, but do so within the confines of your comfort zone.

Go to your favorite coffee shop and order your favorite drink at their busiest time of day. Go to a party you wouldn’t normally attend, but hang in the corner with a close friend.

The key to this exercise is finding a balance; you want to push yourself, but not too far.

2) Meet new people on your terms

Along the same lines, you want to meet new people within your comfort zone too. Spark up a conversation with a friendly person at your favorite store, restaurant, or bar.

This will help you meet someone that’s most likely like-minded. And you’ll do it without pushing yourself to the point of discomfort.

Push yourself to go somewhere where you might meet a new friend with whom you have common interests. This could make it easier for you to mix things up.

And you can get out of your rut without pushing yourself to the point of discomfort.

3) Push yourself to take part in something new

Doing something entirely new to you can be a good way to break yourself out of your rut. But for a lot of introverts, this is highly uncomfortable.

It could even be anxiety-inducing. You have to push yourself to do something new that you’re comfortable with.

Are you more comfortable going out to a game night at a brewery or a book club that let you be in a smaller group? Then push yourself to do that.

If you’re more comfortable going to a larger party where you can hide in the crowd if you need to. then that needs to be the something new you try.

4) Drive yourself to bust out of your shell

A great way to break out of an introverted rut is by pushing yourself to get out of your shell. This is another exercise that might prove to be very uncomfortable for introverts.

So it may not be for everyone.

Try branching out to new small groups where the attention has to be on you at some point. It could be a book club, creative writing group, local bridge game, or a small jam session among other things.

This will help you break out of your shell and push past this introversion and the rut you’re in.

Final thoughts

Getting out of an introvert rut can be tough. And the more introverted you are, the harder it becomes.

If you find the process too difficult, talk it over with a professional. You’ll get steered to more specific and custom exercises.

These will better help you get out of this rut without hurting yourself in any way.

JohnK 5-3-2021

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