If you're feeling “stuck on start” and feeling like the routine you're running is getting tired, then it's time to do something about it. When you are “stuck on start”, it can feel lonely, isolating and worst of all boring. You start to question what value you're adding, you look around and it feels hopeless. No place to go and you feel stuck. It comes in cycles . If you start feeling bored, if you feel disengaged, then you will find yourself putting things off. You will slow down mentally, and come to a stop.

And when you know it's happening that is when you need to work hard on quickly getting out of the starting blocks … just like running a race. So here are a few things to help:

1. Move … walk around and talk to people
2. Change up your daily routine
3. Try and remember where you get your energy from
4. Take a break … find a time and place for true mental relaxation
5. Dream and think about what's next for you in your career

After you do any...