Sometimes, no matter what it is you’re doing, you have this sense that it’s just not going right, it happens to a lot of people, and many wind up falling victim to that sense. Fortunately, it’s a lot easier to overcome this than one might expect.

Start by taking a step back, really understand what it is that you’re doing and maybe even put it to bed for a little bit, one hour, two hours, one day even, just give yourself some distance from whatever it is that is causing this sense of displacement. For that’s really what it is. You’re feeling off track, and it’s not fatal!

But for many that’s not the easiest thing in the world, especially if they feel that they’ve got nothing else to keep themselves occupied with in a positive manner. The key to why some feel this way is that they’re trying to continue being constructive while this negative thought is still hitting them. Trying to become successful at anything while being hit by negative vibes is a losing battle, and one that very few manage to overcome.

So stop trying to be successful, stop trying so hard, find something completely unrelated to what it is you’re doing and do that instead.

Take my personal example from last night. I was having this problem for most of the day yesterday on a particular coding project I was working on, I tried throughout the day to start other projects and other work in order to get my mind away from what was giving me grief. The problem I was having was that I was still working on the problem while working on other projects. I kept two things occupying my mind at the same time and both turned out to be less than successful, that is, until I realized what I was doing wrong, and I do the same sort of thing repeatedly, and am only starting to get used to separating myself from these problems with the right sort of actions.

Sure, you can push the positive thoughts to the front of the brain and use them to bash your way through the negative thoughts, or you can truly let your mind rest, take a break and completely separate yourself from the task that is giving you this impending sense of failure.

I decided I needed to play a game, something simple really, but somethign that I knew I would enjoy, win or lose. It’s important to have these other avenues of enjoyment that will let your brain enjoy a little peace and quiet, even if it means playing Wii for two hours to get your mind untwisted…

That’s all it really takes sometimes, taking it outside of your current zone, finding a new place to exist for just a little bit, to let your brain take a break. When you come back, you’ll be surprised at how easily it will be to get back on track.

Ray