Get Rid Of These Giants & Achieve Success This Year
Don’t Ignore The Obstacles
To achieve your goals this year, you must be a giant killer. Yes, there are giants on your way to success.
Some of them are:
- Procrastination — Refusing to act when it matters
- Fear — Fear of failure, man, height, etc.
- Doubt — Always thinking you are not capable
- The Shiny Object syndrome — Constantly shifting focus and attention
- Lack of self-confidence — I’m not good enough
- Lack of self-discipline — Inability to follow through on your goals
- Lack of determination — allowing other things to take over
- Lack of clear objectives — Not knowing what exactly to do and how to go about it.
- Lack of motivation- — Without a reason or vision to push forward
- Lack of Role Models — Looking for someone to lead
- Lack of Clarity — Not being specific, no detail
- Lack of Funds — Money issues
- Lack of Focus — Not paying attention
- Lack of Knowledge — Totally unlearned
- Lack of support — Waiting for a bail-out
- Confusion — Getting things mixed up
- Insincerity — Not being true to your dreams- Unserious
- Comfort — Too much time off for leisure
- Lack of Patience — Results may take too long to show, wait
- Waiting for the right time and season — That may never come
- Waiting for a spouse, friend, brother, and sister — They are not interested
- Waiting for the right weather — May keep raining for long
- Waiting for inspiration or the right moment — No guarantee
- Pure Laziness — Unwilling to lift a hand
- Self-condemnation — Hopelessness
- Self-satisfaction — “I got it all” syndrome
- Self-consciousness — What will my friends say
- Self-limiting beliefs — I don’t have the right skills
- Superstition — An old-wives tale
- Government regulations — No gathering, etc
- The Virus, Covid-19, Delta, Omicron
- Backing out during rough times
- Conflict of interest — My friend is doing the same thing
- Change in motivation — No longer interested
- Wrong motivation — Money, Money, Money
- Divorce/Separation — Change of Partner
- Shame — That is beneath me
- Perfectionism — Have to get everything right the first time.
- Spending too much time on Television, Netflix
- Social Media — comments, gossips, trolls, etc
- Ease — Can’t be bothered
- Naysayers — They will talk about me
- Discouragement — This is not going well
- People Pleasing — Going with the wrong crowd
- Making Comparisons — His Car is Bigger than mine
Make Your Goal Your Baby
A mother will not allow anyone to mishandle her child, she will nurture and care for that child until he/she is grown and able to fend for himself/herself.
In the same manner, your goals need care, attention, and nurture. It should be carefully cultivated.
Plants require 5 things to grow — sunlight, proper temperature, moisture, air, and nutrients.
Something Has Got To Give
Give time, attention, sacrifice, and patience to your goals.
My Takeaways
A lot depends on you. As you make your bed, so shall you lie on it. These conditions and situations will arise in the course of the year, but “When the going gets tough, the tough get going”.
Just keep the end in view. Imagine your dreams come true. Picture the joy and congratulations that come with success when you have made it.
Go and actualize your success this year.