3 Steps to Make a Comeback - The Road to Recovery
Steps to a Comeback
There are so many ways that we can lose our momentum in business. Due to a multitude of reasons, we are forced to change our perspective or pace in work. Experiences like a setback in health or unexpected changes in the rules for our industry, a change in staff or even litigation all draw our attention away from the main emphasis of business. The reasons are as varied as you can imagine, however the idea that we will not experience adversity or new challenges regularly is simply false. The key to the comeback is taking steps forward so that we don’t spend time on the sideline but get back in the game.
The Mindset of a Comeback
The most important thing you can get right when facing a setback is your mindset. The way you think will be a road to recovery or a heavy detour. Thoughts of optimism, vision and hope will engage your creativity in getting back up and running. Thoughts of self-pity and negativity are not helpful and only really serve to extend the time of recovery. Proverbs links the power of vision to productive action:
"Without a vision the people lose restraint."
Proverbs 29:18 NASB
Other translations say that without vision, people perish, dwell carelessly, and lose their focus. Winning the war your mind is the first and most important part of your comeback. Identifying the problem and planning will get you back on track in the quickest time possible.
Get Resourced
The word “resource” comes from an old Latin word meaning “to rise again or recover.” Identifying what we need to resource ourselves with is a strong step to recovery. After understanding the problem, we must determine what assets will move us forward. That asset might be people, materials, medicine, or money. Here is a pro tip, you might not know what you need. If that is the cast the first resource, you might want to tap into is an expert. Can you find a doctor, a coach or lawyer that can provide you with a game plan for recovery?
Actions over Acceptance
Once you have a plan or a road map for your recovery, the next step is to start walking. There must be action. The sooner we become active in solving the problem the quicker we will be back to business. There is a story in 2 Kings 20 that shows the power of acting rather than accepting a situation:
“In those days Hezekiah became ill and was at the point of death. The prophet Isaiah son of Amoz went to him and said, “This is what the Lord says: Put your house in order, because you are going to die; you will not recover.” Hezekiah turned his face to the wall and prayed to the Lord… Before Isaiah had left the middle court, the word of the Lord came to him: “Go back and tell Hezekiah, the ruler of my people, ‘This is what the Lord, the God of your father David, says: I have heard your prayer and seen your tears; I will heal you. On the third day from now you will go up to the temple of the Lord. I will add fifteen years to your life.”
2 Kings 20:1-6 NIV
Prayer has always been one of the actions I have prioritized when I need to get back on track. What I like about Hezekiah’s story is that he didn’t accept the diagnosis, prayed and because of that he had 15 years added to his life. Acceptance would have meant the end for him, action changed the equation.
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