Have you ever felt overwhelmed by challenges, like they’re much bigger than you are? This is an illusion that plagues many of us, and it has the power to stall any efforts we make to better ourselves and our lives.
Have you ever found yourself hanging back, waiting for the “right moment” to take action on something you wanted to do? You knew you wanted to move forward, you were practically chomping at the bit – but something held you back.
How many times have you experienced a setback in your life? If you’re like most people, it’s probably hundreds of times. Setbacks are a part of life, and there is no realistic way to avoid them. However, if we learn to find the hidden gem in every setback, we’ll be able to use them in productive ways.
If you have ever noticed yourself expecting the worst without clear reasons why, you were probably struggling with a negative thought habit called pessimism. Rampant pessimism can be annoying at the least and chronically destructive at worst.
When most people are faced with a challenge or difficulty, they tend to see it as overwhelming and intimidating. They can’t see a way around it, so they just stop. Stop moving toward their goals, stop striving to improve their lives. They give up and resign themselves to being a “failure.”
How many times have your own thoughts worked against you? Whether you turned a mild concern into a major anxiety attack or you let fear hold you back from doing something you really wanted to do, your perceptions have everything to do with your life as it is today.
As wonderful as past achievements may make you feel, they cannot compare to what you are capable of today. It’s natural to want to reflect upon our previous accomplishments because they make us feel good about ourselves.
Have you ever set a goal and not achieved it? Most people have. In fact, it’s quite common for people to get stuck in an endless cycle of setting goals and then quitting shortly afterwards – and accomplishing nothing at all.
Believing that you can’t change your circumstances is one sure way to feel powerless. You can spend all the time in the world bemoaning your job, your relationships, your finances, your lack of opportunities, or your streak of “bad luck”…
You’ve probably heard it said that you are what you think about the most, and being successful is no exception. There are other important facets of success too…
