{"id":250,"date":"2015-03-02T15:50:33","date_gmt":"2015-03-02T15:50:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cloudtag.com\/blog\/?p=250"},"modified":"2015-03-02T15:50:47","modified_gmt":"2015-03-02T15:50:47","slug":"relapse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cloudtag.com\/blog\/relapse\/","title":{"rendered":"Relapse"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4 style=\"text-align:center;\">\u201cFall down seven times, stand up eight.\u201d  Japanese Proverb.<\/h4>\n<hr \/>\n<p>[ezcol_1half]<\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: 35px; text-align: justify;\">The word relapse is not motivational.  The title of my blog is not motivational.  I could make a play on \u201cre-lapping\u201d but I won\u2019t.  I\u2019d also like to make clear that in this instance I am not referring to addictions, although relapse is very relevant in that context.<\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: 35px; text-align: justify;\">However, a cheeky thing happens when we examine what is culturally shunned, things like failure, relapse, performing badly and \u201cletting ourselves down.\u201d  Awareness allows us to break free of some bonds and see what\u2019s going on.<\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: 35px; text-align: justify;\">So, we have set out a plan, we\u2019ve been consistent in our efforts, hit the gym, the park, we\u2019ve pushed little kids out of the way to do our muscle-ups on the swings, we\u2019ve been unstoppable and we\u2019ve been enamoured with our results.  Or, we\u2019ve been tentatively \u201cgood\u201d on our eating plan, and then it happens.  Life kicks us in the butt.  We regress to where we felt we were like a cruel game of snakes and ladders\u2026enter our inner critic.<\/p>\n<p>[\/ezcol_1half][ezcol_1half_end]<img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"499\" height=\"414\" src=\"https:\/\/cloudtag.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Kids-on-swing.png\" alt=\"Kids on swing\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-252\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cloudtag.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Kids-on-swing.png 499w, https:\/\/cloudtag.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Kids-on-swing-250x207.png 250w, https:\/\/cloudtag.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Kids-on-swing-120x99.png 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 499px) 100vw, 499px\" \/><\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">\u201cOff you hop, the lot of you\u2026\u201d<\/h5>\n<p>[\/ezcol_1half_end]<\/p>\n<p>[ezcol_1half]<img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"365\" height=\"366\" src=\"https:\/\/cloudtag.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/fna.png\" alt=\"fna\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-253\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cloudtag.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/fna.png 365w, https:\/\/cloudtag.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/fna-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/cloudtag.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/fna-250x250.png 250w, https:\/\/cloudtag.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/fna-120x120.png 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 365px) 100vw, 365px\" \/><\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">\u201cDevelop your hit the fan plan, man.\u201d<\/h5>\n<p>[\/ezcol_1half][ezcol_1half_end]<\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: 35px; text-align: justify;\">So what\u2019s going on?  There are a few things and I\u2019ll list them:<\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: 35px; text-align: justify;\">Firstly, our expectations of a non-stop, linear progression aren\u2019t realistic.  Probability and chaos impact all areas of life, we simply can\u2019t control all the variables, thankfully, as I wouldn\u2019t want that job\u2026<\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: 35px; text-align: justify;\">Secondly, we haven\u2019t included setback, flexibility or relapse in our worldview, into our plans.  We haven\u2019t organised a \u201cproject minimum, if it hits the fan plan.\u201d  It\u2019s GOING to happen, it ALWAYS happens that our plans do not agree with reality, some of the time.<\/p>\n<p>[\/ezcol_1half_end]<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"line-height: 35px; text-align: justify;\">Thirdly, we haven\u2019t noted the difference between TACTICS, STRATEGY and VISION.  Don\u2019t baulk at these terms, we do them anyway and I\u2019m not suggesting we all start sounding like business gurus.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Our VISION is the finished ideal of what we want. \u201cI want to look and feel awesome.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Our STRATEGY is what we implement to get towards the vision.  \u201cI\u2019m doing underwater goat wrestling three times a week and eating only plants.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Our TACTICS are how we adjust nuances, timing and attitude to best keep the strategy going.<\/li>\n<li>STRATEGY and TACTICS get confused.  Just because you cant do the ideal version of your vision or strategy, doesn\u2019t mean you can\u2019t change tactics to keep headed true North.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>THIS IS HOW YOU DEAL WITH A RELAPSE<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>When the wheels fall off the bus, when the doodoo hits the fan, when all hell breaks loose, or when you simply can\u2019t be bothered, you get a shot at learning from relapse.<\/li>\n<li>SOMETHING has been unsustainable for you.<\/li>\n<li>SOMETHING needs addressing, maybe the spread of interests you have.<\/li>\n<li>SOMETHING needs implementing (tactics) that best serves the strategy and best serves the VISION.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p>[ezcol_1half]<\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: 35px; text-align: justify;\">\u201cBest serves\u201d might be pizza and a week off.  It might mean \u201cbattening down the hatches\u201d and going for it even harder to see what you\u2019ve got. <\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: 35px; text-align: justify;\">It may mean reconsidering the initial motivation you had in the first place. In a nutshell my friends, relapse is review time.  Relapse, in these contexts, is like that annoying yet true friend who pops up and says \u201cthis ain\u2019t going to last, take a look at yourself in the mirror.\u201d  They\u2019re annoying because we know they\u2019re right.  They\u2019re still not coming to dinner though.<\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: 35px; text-align: justify;\">There are MANY MANY ways we can approach our goals and dreams, use the experience of relapse, to review, reconsider and reappraise your approach and situation.  Then get back on the track and \u201cre-lap.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>[\/ezcol_1half][ezcol_1half_end]<img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"644\" height=\"402\" src=\"https:\/\/cloudtag.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/pizza.png\" alt=\"pizza\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-251\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cloudtag.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/pizza.png 644w, https:\/\/cloudtag.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/pizza-250x156.png 250w, https:\/\/cloudtag.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/pizza-120x74.png 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 644px) 100vw, 644px\" \/><\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">\u201cPizza needs to factor somewhere, for sure.\u201d<\/h5>\n<p>[\/ezcol_1half_end]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The word relapse is not motivational.  The title of my blog is not motivational.  I could make a play on \u201cre-lapping\u201d but I won\u2019t.  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