One day in the far reaches of Canada, a traveler trudging along a narrow dirt road came upon a sign posted on a tree:  Choose your rut with care.  You will be in it for the next 30 miles.

At one time or another, we all get into a rut.  Perhaps you’re in one right now.  How we get into ruts is obvious – inertia.  But how do we get out?

One way is to change our routines.  Try getting up earlier in the morning and doing something that your can’t otherwise fit into your schedule – read, write a letter, study for the professional engineering exam, or exercise.  Plan a vacation.  Visit someone in the hospital or a shut-in at home.  See a play.  Attend a concert, go fishing, or fly a kite.

List the goals you would like to reach in your work or career.  Set a time limit to reach them – and then set off in a new direction, out of your rut, to get there. 

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