Demolish the Mental Roadblocks Sabotaging Your Biggest Dreams

Issue 12 | April 12, 2024

Have a Big, Hairy, Audacious Dream that's languishing in the land of wishful thinking? The harsh reality is, the greatest obstacle standing in your way isn't external - it's the constant barrage of self-doubt, limiting beliefs, and negative self-talk raging in your own mind. But what if you could silence those mental roadblocks for good and finally make serious progress on your boldest aspirations? Scroll down to discover the powerful tool that can clear your path to achieve what you once thought impossible.

Do you have a big, ambitious dream that sets your soul on fire?

- but no matter how badly you want it, you just can't seem to make real progress? Like staring at an impenetrable roadblock that refuses to budge, no matter how hard you push?

If so, you're not alone.

The brutal reality is, the greatest obstacle standing between you and your boldest aspirations isn't external - it's the battlefield of your own mind. Insidious self-doubt, crippling limiting beliefs, and a non stop barrage of negative self-talk have conspired to derail even the most visionary plans.

But what if I told you there's a way to demolish those mental roadblocks once and for all?

Gear up, because I'm about to show you the most powerful tool for clearing the path to your biggest, hairiest, most audacious dreams.

First, allow me to set the stage…

Imagine that you are driving along and you come across a giant tree on the road that is blocking the entire road.

That giant tree is a roadblock that is keeping you from your destination.

If you have a long-held Big Hairy Audacious Dream (BHAD) but you find yourself no closer to achieving it than you were 6 months or a year ago, there are mental roadblocks that are keeping you from achieving your BHAD.

Mental roadblocks are the negative thoughts, self-doubts, and limiting beliefs that are holding you back and preventing you from taking action.

Mental roadblocks can be paralyzing.

They can sap your motivation, crush your confidence, and make you afraid to step out of your comfort zone.

And over time, constantly giving in to these mental roadblocks can become a self-fulfilling prophecy - you never take action, so you never achieve your goals.

If you don’t break through the mental barriers – the self-sabotage, the negative thoughts, self-doubts, and limiting beliefs – it is highly unlikely that you will be able to muster up the mental fortitude, willpower, and motivation to achieve your BHAD. At some point,? you will probably throw up your hands in despair and quit pursuing your Big Dream. (I did four years in a row.)

That’s a recipe for unhappiness, dissatisfaction, and deathbed regrets (why didn’t I go for my Big Dream when I had the chance?)

There are 4 ways that people typically try to remove the obstacles that stand in the way of their Big Dreams.

1?? Some people try to bulldoze their way through mental roadblocks through sheer willpower.? That’s like trying to push the giant tree out of the way using your own strength.

2?? Some people give up on their dream as soon as they hit an obstacle or setback. That’s like turning around and going home because you ran into a roadblock.

3?? Some people do nothing because they don’t know what to do. That’s like sitting in your car waiting for someone to come and remove the roadblock but you didn’t call for help.

4?? Some people decide that they don’t know enough. That’s like reading a book about how to clear a tree off the road.

These approaches don’t work because they do nothing to actually clear away the mental roadblocks.

The most effective way to clear away roadblocks is to use the right tool.

In the case of a giant tree blocking the road, the right tool would be a chainsaw.

In the case of clearing away the roadblocks that are standing between you and your BHAD, the right tool is mental fitness training.

Mental fitness training is the most powerful and effective way to clear away the roadblocks that are standing between you and your BHAD so you can go after what you really want boldly, courageously, and without fear.

Let me explain.

All of our mental roadblocks are generated by a part of our brain called the Survival brain. It is the source of all our negative self-talk, negative emotions such as anxiety, stress, and fear, and limiting beliefs. It generates self-doubt, insecurity, and Imposter Syndrome. It is constantly sabotaging us. It is the home of our worst enemy, our Inner Critic.

Goal setting and achieving requires a different part of our brain.

In the Positive Intelligence mental fitness program, we call this part of the brain the Sage brain.? This is the home of our inner best friend, our inner mentor, inner wisdom. This part of our brain is the source of all positive emotions including compassion, empathy, curiosity, and creativity, as well as action-orientation, innovativeness, resilience, and decisiveness … all of which are essential if we want to achieve our Big Dreams.

The problem is that by default, our Survival brain does most of our thinking for us. In other words, our Survival brain is activated most of the time.? We are hard-wired for negativity as a survival strategy,

The brain is a muscle so the parts of the brain that are activated the most are the strongest.

Because our Survival brain is on most of the time, our Sage brain doesn’t get activated and isn’t very strong.

Imagine if you did bicep curls on only one arm. That bicep would be strong. The other bicep would be weak.

Mental fitness training using the Positive Intelligence three-step framework strengthens the muscles in the Sage part of the brain, weakens the muscles in the Survival brain, and enables us to consciously control which part of our brain is doing our thinking for us.

It is the only way to solve mindset and motivation problems at the root level and bring about long-term sustainable behavioral change.

I discovered the Positive Intelligence mental fitness program two years ago. I am as diligent to my daily mental fitness workout as I am to my daily physical fitness training regimen. As a result, I have finally achieved my Big Hairy Audacious Dream of starting a coaching business after four long years of false starts and missteps.

I am living proof that mental fitness training can clear away the mental roadblocks and pave the way to goal achievement.

Want to find out more about mental fitness?

Attend my webinar to find out how to bulldoze the mental roadblocks that stand in the way of your big hairy audacious goals.

The free webinar is next Tuesday April 16 at 5:00 pm PT.

In just 60 power-packed minutes, you'll learn more about how negative thoughts, self-doubts, and limiting beliefs are holding you back and keeping you from taking action on your Big Hairy Audacious Dreams … and how to bulldoze your mental roadblocks once and for all.

Don't keep putting off your Big Hairy Audacious Dreams.

The path to making your dreams come true starts here.

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One Inner Critic Taming Affirmation

There are no limits to what I can achieve.

To get the most benefit out of the affirmation, say it to yourself at least three times a day, repeating it three times in a row. To make sure you do it, schedule it in your calendar so you don't forget (and your Inner Critic will try to make you forget to do it.)

Saying it to yourself over and over again for an extended period to time is vitally important because you are forming a new thought pathway in your brain which takes time and repetition.

One Inner Critic Taming Tool

Unleash Your Inner Sage: A 5-Day Mental Mastery Challenge

Introducing the 5-Day "Unleash Your Inner Sage" Mental Mastery Challenge - your ticket to reclaiming mental autonomy and unshackling your biggest dreams.

If you decide to take the Challenge, you'll embark on a transformative journey to build unshakeable self-command and strengthen the mental "muscles" that keep your mind working for you, not against you.

Through a potent blend of guided mindfulness, daily lessons, and strategic practices, you'll learn how to:

? Quiet the constant chatter of your inner critic

? Regain control over intrusive, self-limiting thoughts

? Access your deepest wellspring of calm, clarity and creativity

? Overcome procrastination, self-doubt and other mental roadblocks

? Cultivate the unstoppable focus and motivation to achieve your goals

No longer will you be at the mercy of a mind hellbent on sabotaging your success. After just 5 days of consistent, strategic mental training, you'll emerge with the mental fortitude of a thought warrior - finally able to consistently make the choices that align with your highest vision.

The path to your boldest ambitions and most meaningful life begins NOW. Saddle up and get ready to Unleash Your Inner Sage!

Sign up for the FREE challenge.

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I'm AJ Riedel, Inner Critic Tamer.

I help career women advance in their careers, achieve their goals, make their dreams come true, and live up to their full potential by helping them tame their Inner Critic and unleash their Inner Mentor and untapped mental powers.

I had a really harsh Inner Critic my entire life. She cost me over $1.5MM in foregone revenue when I was running my consulting company. I desperately wanted to get rid of my Inner Critic but I didn't know how.

In early 2022, I discovered mental fitness training. Mental fitness training taught me how to tame my Inner Critic and unleash my Inner Mentor and untapped mental powers. Over the last two years, I have overcome my negative self-talk, self doubt, low self-esteem, and lack of confidence.

Today, I am courageously and confidently going after what I want in my career and in life. And I want the same for you. That's why I decided to become a mental fitness trainer and coach.

Are you ready to tame your Inner Critic?

Here are 2?? things you can do to start taming your Inner Critic:

1?? Take the free Assessment.

2?? Book a complimentary discovery call with me.