What is a life “time out”? Well, as you read-on, I will explain the concept of time-out, provide 5 strategies for implementing time-outs, and explain the importance of how taking a time-out can help bring different aspects of your life into focus.
Time-Out: Watching sports, we see coaches and players calling “time-outs”. They might want to stop the momentum, change game strategy, draw-up specific play, give players rest, or fire-up the team. Well, I would like you to know that this same technique can be used in your life!
Five “Time-Out” Strategies that Can Help you Throughout Life
- Stopping the Momentum
Stopping the momentum can be important if you want to complete goals you have set for yourself. Think about gaining momentum in your life.- Is it time to start setting goals?
- Do you want to improve something or be more motivated with an aspect of your life?
- These are questions that you might want to consider if you are contemplating life decisions.
- Changing the Strategy
It could be time to stop what you are doing and head a different route. Think about your goals in life.- What do you need to accomplish to get there?
- Are you heading in the right direction to meet your goals?
- Sometimes, you need to take a step back and think about the direction you want to go.
- Are you happy with your present status in life?
- Drawing-up Specific Move
Sometimes, it can be hard to make decisions that can cause some major life changes. This type of “time-out” is helpful when you need to take some time to figure-out what is the right move for you to make and if this change will bring you into a positive trajectory.- In a sport game, there might be a “time-out” used to tell the players to perform a specific play/move.
- In sports, there is a good and bad time to use certain plays.
- In your life, a decision can be difficult to make if it impacts not only you, but also the people you care about.
- Giving Players a Rest
Life can be hard, and a rest is needed in order to rejuvenate, restore, and heal. At other times, we may just need time to gather our thoughts and take a break from reality.- Taking a step back can also help your decision making.
- Seeing things from a more objective standpoint can open your mind to consider alternative ideas.
- Taking time to rest allows stress to be lifted from your shoulders as your body relaxes.
- Firing-up
Everyone has ups and downs in their lives. Try not to let the downs affect you more than they should. Taking a time-out can help you feel fired-up and ready to keep going.- If something disappointing happens or something does not go your way, then it can be easy to let yourself feel sad.
- Taking this time-out break can help you remember why you are committed to a certain path in life or provide great insight to understand the meaning behind your life choices.
- This type of time-out can help you gain motivation needed to reach higher accomplishments in your career, sports, or life in general.
These 5 time-outs help you gain motivation, introspection, insights, and direction in life. Everyone needs to take short breaks in their life by calling a “time out”. Think about when you will you choose to use one of your 5 time-outs, and why it is needed to help with relaxation and recharging your life.