Success requires overcoming these 5 barriers

Life is not difficult. We complicate our lives by erecting barriers. I wouldn't call this sabotage. Sometimes it is as simple as our fear of change blocking us from believing what is truly possible.

The status quo is safe. But is it really enough

Success can be everything and anything you want it to be.

You may not be able to identify what is stopping you from making progress.

What I've observed in myself and others is that we are all capable of inventing a rationale to support our every action.

Excuses are a lot easier to come up with than a long-term commitment to improvement.

Every decision has a barrier and a way around, through, over or under it!

As a matter of personal preference, you can resist, stay stalled, or focus on the hindrance to your progress.

It is possible, though, to break through and employ change as a means of achievement.

MOST DIFFICULT THREATS TO SUCCESS

I'd like to offer the most difficult threats I've encountered both personally and within my network.

Pathway

To succeed in life, we are told to follow a route that has been trodden before us. Because it's working for them, there is an automatic assumption it will work for you to.

STOP!

Be guided by your own inner compass, which includes your passions, purposes, convictions, feelings of joy, and aspirations. Taking a different path isn't going against the grain of popular opinion; it's something YOU should do. Ask yourself, "Whose flight plan are you flying and why?”

Time.

We've all heard it before. I don't have enough time.

Would you find additional 30 minutes in your day to transport the kids to school? Can you spare 15 minutes to go shopping?

Do you have 20 minutes in the morning to take a shower and brush your teeth?

When it counts, you make time.

You only perform these chores when they are necessary. Why? The accountability is very real – the kids won’t get to school, you will have no food in the fridge and your teeth will decay.

Everyone can find an extra 1-3 hours in their day...without expanding their present workday. The issue is not a lack of time. The issue is time management.

Confidence.

Anyone and everyone can learn to be more confident. There are several approaches to completing a task. For example, there are over 38 ways to network and expand your client/prospect list - if you don't enjoy going to network meetings, use one of the other 37 pathways.

Guess what happens if you are continuously reminding yourself that you're not a confident person? Not only will you begin to believe it, but your friends and business contacts will as well.

Knowledge.

We fail to act because we spend so much time learning and perfecting things. We've all been there. Have you heard of Google.com?

What is your true challenge?

Growth.

It’s entirely up to you whether you or not you want this.

I presume you do because you are still reading this.?

You have your own flight plan. ?Accept that something is going to happen, anticipate it, and plan for it.

Flight plans are rarely linear, and looping back on oneself may be necessary at times in order to keep moving ahead.

However, keep in mind that you are not alone in this flight.

You have at least one passenger on your plane - me!

Where to from here?

Simply putting up barriers to your ability will not help you fly.

I'm convinced you harbour a secret urge to soar high above the earth. I can't fly your plane for you since you are the captain of your own destiny.

If you're ready to take to the skies, I'll supply the fuel, and we can all make a difference.

When you're ready, let's chat

Before you go....

Wow! Thank you we broke through the 2,000 subscriber count. As I said my big goal for the Weekly thought is to reach 10,000+ - why? Nothing to do with my ego - its a multiplying effect so I can support many ordinary people to achieve extraordinary meaningful outcomes every day.

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As always if you have events in 2022 (or?know?anyone) and is?looking for an inspiring keynote speaker?please email me so we can chat further.

Make everyday count

Gordon

2022 Global Power List 200 Big Voices in Leadership