Change 1 TANGLE And You Can Change It All!

One of my favorite exercises is the “Pretzel Test.”

We often spend our days taking care of business on automatic and not paying very much attention to the mutterings of our subconscious. Those mumblings come out as complaints or criticisms and stories we tell about others, rather than as clear issues that need solving.

If you watch someone else who is frustrated you can see it in their body, and if you ask them, they can describe the tension they feel in their muscles. I asked a client once if she was turning herself into a pretzel rather than dealing with the issue simply and directly and the light went off for her.

Once she had the label for the sensation in her body, she had a great signal for when something needed to be solved.

Ask yourself:

“What business issue has been tying me up in knots, like a pretzel?”

You’ll find that once you’ve named it you’re ready to toss it on the table and untangle it. Even better, once it’s untangled you’ll know if you want to straighten it out, stream line it, hand it off, or toss it out of your business altogether.

August 5, 2008 | Filed Under Catalyst Action Tip 

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