Who is Getting In Your Way. . .?

Most of us have experienced situations in which we believe we are being held back.   We can't accomplish our goals.   The promotion seems elusive.  We can't conduct business as we wish.  It is tempting in these times to assume that someone is holding us back;   and from what I've observed up front and personal. . .the person holding us back is the person we see when we stand in front of a mirror

More times than I care to recount, I have said of someone:  "They are their own worst enemy."  To be fair,   many times I have been my own worst enemy.    Now the wonderful thing about this is the center of control is within us.  We don't have to try to change another person's behavior to accomplish what we want;   we need to change our own behavior.

Often it is our own self-view that holds us back.  We believe we are either not good enough;  or conversely, that we are so good that we live in the ethos and truly cannot connect.

Sometimes it is our approach to a situation that prevents us from moving forward;  our reluctance to change our approach means we are destined to bang our heads against the wall.

We may be refusing to change or seek help for that which we know needs to be changed:  lifestyles, habits, addictions are all prime contributors to standing in the way of success.

Our world view is also important.   Many times I have seen people unable to get ahead because their world view is that everyone is out to get them.   This martyrdom, as opposed to effective actions to achieve goals, prohibits people from attaining what they truly want.

And again, the good news in all of this is that we have the tools to change that which is getting in our way.   I've used this saying before and I'll use it again. . .

We cannot change what we do not own.   So own it, change it and get out of your own way.

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