Blast Through Barriers to your Goals

“Anticipate obstacles, plan for the 'what ifs,' and embrace the power of being unstoppable on your journey towards achieving your goals - for it's not about waiting for the right moment but about conquering each barrier with renewed optimism and tenacity.”

It’s that time of year again, making new Goals for a new year.  But let's have a conversation about what happens shortly after you make that shiny new list of goals, to improve your health, your finances, your relationships and anything else that’s on your radar.  The inevitable loss of motivation, the self sabotage, the underwhelming desire to keep going…”I’m actually just fine where I am, it’s not that big of a deal if I don’t….”

How will that feel months down the road when the thing you wanted hasn’t happened?  Spend some time thinking about how you’ll feel and if it would be worth it to have to have tricks up your sleeve to keep you going…

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Unexpected barriers.

One of the reasons we do not complete our goals is because when we are faced with an unexpected barrier that we're unsure how to deal with, we shut down. We become discouraged, we start making excuses, and we allow ourselves to back off of our original plan. While this is a human and natural tendency, it's not conducive to success. 

An important step that you can take to avoid this barrier blunder is that of carefully planning your goal to include backup plans for all those little "what ifs."

"What if I don't pass the prerequisite course?"

"What if conditions make it impossible to meet my goal?"

"What if I run out of time?"

"What if the marketing doesn't work?"

"What if I just don't feel like it?"

These are all very real barriers that keep us from realizing our life dreams. By planning for them, we greatly improve our chances of succeeding and experience the power of being unstoppable.

What kind of barriers can you preplan?

Internal Barriers

Internal barriers include the thoughts you have about your goal, success, and yourself that keep you from being successful. They include your personal fears, motivation, self-esteem, and paradigms.

"What if I just don't feel like making prospecting calls?"

Solution - commit to working on it for at least 30 minutes. Then take a break and come back to it in 10 Minutes and do it again.  Break up the task.

"What if my fear of the phone keeps me from following through on my marketing campaign?"

Solution - Remember that what you have to offer is bigger and more important than the fear of rejection from people who aren’t the right fit for your offer.

"What if I find myself procrastinating?"

Solution - Find an accountability partner to whom you promise a large sum of money if you don’t follow through on your commitments.

External Barriers

External barriers include barriers such as money, time, other people's reactions, resources, and results. We are not in direct control of them, but we can affect how they work and we can still plan around them.

"What if the client turns down my proposal?"

Solution - ask questions to find out why, and resubmit it.

"What if I forget the ______?"

Solution - Keep working documents in an app on your phone so they can be accessed in the location you're at.  

"What if the ___________  don't come in on time?"

Solution - pad the timeline and notify the client of this possibility in advance. Realign timeline to work on other projects until the _______  come in.

Practice Solutions

Practice coming up with out of the box solutions with even your small, short-term goals. THe more flexible you are the more likely you are to succeed!  Anticipate that you will face an obstacle or lose motivation but also know that with some renewed optimism and tenacity you can overcome, don’t wait for it feel right, just do the thing!!!  It feels great to know that when a brick wall appears in your path, you have the perfect solution for getting around it and getting back on the road to achievement!