The story behind Unstuck

It started in a coaching session

I'm Clarice, and I built Unstuck. I'm being coached by Jo Perold, and in one of our sessions Jo introduced me to a framework for working through the feeling of being stuck.

Instead of asking me to fix the problem, it asked where I would escape to if I could. Then it asked what that escape was really pointing at. The daydream turned out to be less about running away and more about something I needed.

Making it my own

I kept coming back to the framework after that session, and over time I customised it to suit my needs. What I ended up with is the five questions you'll find here:

1. 1If there was an out, what would it be?
2. 2What is the universal yearning behind it?
3. 3What are all the ways you could meet that desire?
4. 4What is holding you back from getting them?
5. 5What small steps will you take?

The version in Unstuck is my adaptation, so anything that feels clumsy in it is mine, not Jo's.

Why I'm sharing it

I turned it into a tool so I could come back to the questions whenever I needed them. Then it seemed a waste to keep it to myself. Feeling stuck is common, and not everyone has a coach to ask them the right question at the right moment.

Unstuck isn't a replacement for coaching, and it isn't therapy or medical advice. It's a quiet place to think something through, one question at a time. If you feel stuck, I hope it helps you the way it helped me.