The actual and the possible. We tend to focus on one or the other, inadvertently creating a zero-sum game that leaves us exactly where we started. No progress on the one hand. No traction on the other. Both equally stuck.

Are you a visionary feeling stuck? What’s right in front of you that you’re not willing to deal with? Which uncomfortable reality (realities) are you conveniently avoiding? If you can’t make your vision practical then there’s something you’re not being completely honest about.

Are you the brilliant tactician who can’t find your way out of the mess? What are the benefits of rescuing? When did you decide to cut yourself out of your own dreams? If you can’t find an internal spark that lifts you above the burnout, then you’ve probably given your power away somehow.

Like a car in the mud getting pulled out by a someone with a tow line, getting unstuck requires an experience of tension. Allowing ourselves to feel pulled or pushed is the only way to progress.