Do you feel like you’ve lost your mojo?

Maybe you’ve been hit with a financial setback … or a health issue … or a serious relationship has ended.

It sucks to lose your mojo, I know all about it!

I got into business at a really young age (I used to be in real estate, and I started at 21 – but I looked about 15 back then.)

In the close to two decades in business, I’ve been fortunate to experience a lot of success. But I’ve also gone through not just one, but two belly flops (business closures.)

Both times hurt. I remember being in a funk and feeling like my child died (I know you can’t compare a business to a child, but it does kinda feel like that.)

I was used to being really busy with my business, and in “go go go” mode 24/7. So when things came crashing down, it was like hitting a brick wall at 100 miles per hour!

I want to share what helped get me out of my funk, in case it can help you. Here’s the best advice that I can give:

Do SOMETHING!

That’s right. Anything.

I get that when you’re licking your wounds it can be hard to feel like being chipper and taking action, but it will do you good.

When people get knocked down, there’s an automatic reaction to reflect on what went wrong.

We think. And think some more. And more.

I’m all for reflecting and learning from our past experiences. But I think too much thinking can be dangerous.

Although I was in a funk, I didn’t slip too far down because I got back up and got busy.

When I was making my comeback I didn’t have it all figured out. I just started throwing spaghetti at the wall, and it started to stick.

My actions took me down a path that led to me becoming a coach. Three years later, I’m happier than I ever was while in real estate!

A book that I recently read talked about a famous playwright that went through his own belly flop, when a Broadway production that he was heading up was a massive failure.

The man went into a deep depression: refusing to leave his house and moping around, refusing to even interact with his family …

One day, his young son asked if he would paint his bike for him. The man mustered up what little energy he had to paint that bike, and he found that even those small actions started to lift his spirits.

All of the neighbourhood kids loved his son’s freshly painted bike, and soon they all asked him if he would do the same for theirs.

He found his spirit rise, and he was optimistic and joyous for the first time in months – he got his mojo back (just from painting bikes!)

So if you’re in a funk, get busy doing something.

Action will bring that mojo back.