Regaining creativity can feel daunting, but oftentimes, it’s the small and unexpected joy triggers that can help us course correct.



The colder months of the year can leave us feeling a bit sluggish and less motivated, and that feeling can affect our work, our relationships, and our overall well-being.

Breaking out of a slump and regaining motivation can seem daunting, but oftentimes, it’s the small, unexpected steps — like tapping into everyday joy triggers — that can help us course correct and regain a sense of creativity and optimism.


Make a small change to your routine 

What helps me break out of a slump is changing my routine in some small way. The more we follow a certain routine, the more we tend to operate on automatic pilot and our behavior becomes habitual. 

We can change a simple component of our daily routine, such as having visiting hours for emails, as opposed to checking emails as soon as we are alerted by notifications. 

This change helps us jolt ourselves out of autopilot and stimulates new energy to push us past a slump.

Send a mood-boosting text

I believe the best way to get out of a slump is to encourage another person. 

Simply sending a nice message brightens the day. It enables you to be positive and productive and the response back is priceless.

Switch up your scenery 

Changing my scenery and spending some time in nature really helps to make me feel energized and gets me out of any slump or low mood.  

Also, decluttering my environment helps make me feel lighter and brighter.

Take a walk outside 

I enjoy taking a walk to break out of a slump. 

Simply breathing fresh air, feeling the sun, and listening to music gives me some energy to start with new tasks. 

Change your inner dialogue  

I learned a long time ago that my attitude can make all of the difference in the world.  

Keeping a positive attitude and moving forward does work.

Find inspiration in someone else’s story

When finding myself in a slump, I always reflect on the inspiration from a great comeback story and begin writing my own. 

First, I visualize all the steps it will take me unstuck and the end state of achieving these milestones. 

Then, I put all of the steps into an action plan with daily success metrics to celebrate all of the small achievements along the way to vision fulfillment. 

Lastly, I focus on the power of self-motivation, because no one else is in charge of my comeback but me. 

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