What is stopping you...

Devil:             What you desire most in life?

You:              Freedom

Therapist:       What freedom means to you?

You:               Do whatever I feel like doing

Devil:              Means the crazy stuff

You:               Are we not prohibited to do them?

Devil:              Who said this to you?

You:               Well……

Therapist:        What kind of things do you feel like doing?

You:               Things that I never done before.

Therapist:        Be specific about them

Devil:              Why don’t you accept the fact that you wanted to do all the crazy mean things?

You:              No

Devil:             Yes

Therapist:        What fits the definition of freedom?

You:              Taking important decisions

Therapist:        Decisions related to…

You:               Hmmmm…about life

Devil:              By breaking some life rules

You:              Nah...

Therapist:        Why you wanted to take some important decisions?

You:               I will feel good about it

Therapist:        Means…It’s not specifically about freedom but being involved in decision making

You:               Yeah…you can say that

Therapist:        How do you feel if you are taking important decisions?

You:               Valued

Devil:              Powerful

Therapist:        Don’t you feel valued anymore

You:               No

Devil:              Because they are depriving you of your basic rights.

You:               Yeah I demand to be valued (Finally started believing devil’s words)

Therapist:        Think of times when you felt valued.

You:               Never

Devil:              Fight for your right. Give tough time.

You               I don’t want to comment about it further.

Devil:              Mission Accomplished

I believe that devil could be anyone in your life. Sometime your envious colleague, your friend with so much negativity, your competitor or an inside voice in your head that stop you from progressing in your personal or professional life.

Your job is to identify the person or environment that influence your thoughts and stopping you from moving ahead in life.

Once you spot the culprit, you may find ease in reaching your goals.

It’s ok if you don’t find yourself capable enough to figure out the reasons on your own.

Talking to people with wisdom can helps a lot. It could be talking to your mentor, teacher, boss or any family member.

Journaling can be another way to be clear about your own thoughts and desires.

It all starts with self-reflection. Only then you could process those thoughts and make your dreams come true.

Note:  This post is inspired from a TV Show.