As we all know we begin the year in full steam, with a vow to keep our new years resolutions forefront of the year. Some make a commitment to no sugar, some no carbs (banting), no social media, no series, read the bible in the year or to go to the gym every day.
Plateau
Reach a state of little or no change after a period of activity or progress: the industry’s problems have plateaued out.
We see so many of our modern day role models hit a plateau in their lives too, Oscar Pretorious winning Gold for South Africa now life has served him a curve ball and it has caused him to plateau. Louis Armstrong is a stand out in this generation until the truth came out and his career and fame abruptly hit a plateau. A favourite hero of our time, Nelson Mandela, could have chosen a different direction and allowed the plateau period of his life to determine his future, but thankfully he pushed through to the finish line. Can you imagine being on such a mission, breaking ground for your country and your people and then it is all taken away as you are put behind bars. Tied up and frustrated, freedom removed in an instant, yet he didn’t throw in the towel midway. Are you willing to fight the plateau?
In life most of us start with a great vision that we are wanting to see come to pass, we cast our eyes on the finish line and run towards it with all we have. Sometimes without even realizing it we encounter a season where we may have hit a plateau. We fail to grow and develop through the challenges, that the finish line we saw is now a vague memory and what was once a driven dream running at full pace, is not an area of our life that fails to evolve and adapt to what is needed to move onward and upward.
4 Ways to dominate the PLATEAU so it doesn’t dominate you:
- Avoid the comfort zone
Don’t listen to the voice of comfort. It is so easy to stay in your comfort zone, you can easily find yourself living there. Decide before it even comes that it is an area you want to avoid and, therefore, embracing the discomfort is inevitable if you are ever going to progress. Anticipate the discomfort, it won’t kill you.
- Talk to the right people.
My mentor always told me to go to someone who you respect and has had victory in what you are looking for victory in. When you decide to open up, open up to the right people so you can get the right results. The risks in personal information going viral or average advice being given is never worth the trouble it brings.
- Focus on what is in front of you.
So often we focus ahead and lose focus on the now. The present will never be given to us again. Don’t allow your thinking to drift and lose the power in your season now. Technically where you now set your next season up for a win or a fail, so failing to focus on the failing is failing to win.
- Know your purpose
It is vital that your goal is clearly set ahead of time. There will be many intervals that you will need to change, adapt and rethink things, but the main thing needs to stay the main thing. The stronger your purpose the less distracted you are by something you’re not designed to do.
You can do it!