Welcome back! This time we’re going to answer the question: What should you do if you lose interest in your goals? As usual, the first thing you need to do is examine whether this feeling is in any way linked to fear. Ask yourself these questions… Do I feel overwhelmed? Am I trying to do Read more about Have You Lost Interest in Your Goals?[…]
Welcome back! Because fear is such a common block, we’ve spent several lessons talking about how to recognize and overcome fear. But sometimes you stall out for other reasons. Sometimes you just completely run out of steam, and it has nothing to do with fear. That’s why over the next few lessons we’re going to Read more about Is Your Lack of Motivation Caused by Depression?[…]
Welcome back! Last time we talked about how you can tell others about your goals, which tends to motivate you. However, you can take it a step further by getting an accountability partner. Here’s how it works… You partner up with one other person, perhaps a like-minded friend with similar goals. Then you agree to Read more about How Getting an Accountability Partner Can Help You Achieve Your Goals[…]
Welcome back! Over the last few lessons we’ve talked about strategies and tactics that will keep you moving forward, marching towards your goals. Here’s another one: Tell others about your goals. Think about it… When you tell others about your goals, it’s like making a public commitment to them. It makes your goals more concrete. Read more about Can Feeling Guilty Keep You Moving Forward?[…]
Welcome back! Have you ever noticed that your enthusiasm and excitement about a project is highest right at the beginning of the project? You feel like you’re fueled solely by adrenaline. Sometimes you can stay up well into the night just because you’re so excited about your project. And then that excitement starts fading away Read more about How to Keep Moving Forward by Uncovering Your “Reason Why”[…]
Welcome back! Last time you created a to-do list… and then you started taking action. Even if you have a lot of momentum going (which is typical in the beginning of an exciting new project), that emotional high and excitement you’re riding tends to fade. Suddenly you’re not moving forward as quickly. You might even Read more about How to Move Forward When You’re Feeling Stuck[…]
Welcome back! Last time you mapped out all the steps you need to take to achieve your goal. This time we’re going to organize these steps and start creating to-do lists. Now, you’ll notice that even though we’re talking about how to create to do lists, this lesson is about overcoming fear. And that’s because Read more about How to Overcome Fear, Part 5[…]
Welcome back! Let me ask you something… Let’s say you need to find an address for a place in your city that you’ve never visited before. And let’s further suppose that you’ve never even heard of the street you need to get to. So here’s the question: Would you just jump in the car and Read more about How to Overcome Fear, Part 4[…]
Welcome back! Did you do the brain dump and “what will happen if” exercises that we talked about in the last couple lessons? If not, you need to work on them ASAP. Like today. That’s because you can’t move forward without completing those steps. Sure, you may surge forward and make some progress for a Read more about How to Overcome Fear, Part 3[…]
Welcome back! Over the last several lessons we’ve talked about how to recognize the various types of fears and symptoms of fears. That’s because recognizing and acknowledging these fears as blocks to your success is the first step in overcoming them. Here are the other steps you should take if you find yourself blocked and Read more about How to Overcome Fear, Part 1[…]
Welcome back! Here’s yet another symptom of manifestation of fear: Jumping from one thing to another. As you might suspect, this symptom of fear is closely related to some of the other symptoms, especially feeling overwhelmed. Indeed, many people who feel overwhelmed start jumping from one thing to another, simply because they can’t quite decide Read more about Do You Have a Grasshopper Mind?[…]
Welcome back! We’ve been talking about different symptoms of fear so that you can learn to recognize them. Here’s another one: Feeling overwhelmed. Now, this one manifests itself in several ways, including: Anxiety. Here’s where you actually experience the feeling of being overwhelmed, to the point you may feel anxious. You may feel stressed out, Read more about Feeling Overwhelmed? That’s Your Fear Talking[…]
Welcome back! So far we’ve talked about procrastination and its cousin, taking the wrong action. Both of these are common fears. Here’s another: Perfectionism. This is another one that’s incredibly difficult to spot. That’s because perfectionism is socially acceptable. Indeed, it’s often rewarded and even encouraged. People are told to “do the best you can.” Read more about Perfectionism: The Silent Symptom of Fear[…]
Welcome back! Last time you learned how to recognize procrastination, which is one of the most common symptoms of fear. Closely related to that – indeed, it’s really a subset of procrastination – is when you take the wrong kind of action. So instead of procrastination that grinds all activity to a halt, you actually Read more about Are You Taking the Wrong Kind of Action?[…]
Welcome back! Now that you know about the most common fears, it’s time you learned how to recognize them. That’s because you probably won’t be gripped with an actual fearful emotion. It’s not like when someone sneaks up on you or when you think someone is following you. In other words, your heart won’t pound, Read more about Recognizing Procrastination for What It Really Is[…]
Welcome back! Last time you discovered that many of the most common fears are rooted in either the fear of success or fear of failure. You also discovered that a fear of success is linked to a fear of change, fear of the unknown and even the negative programming you’ve grown up hearing. Now let’s Read more about How the Fear of Failure Holds You Back[…]
Welcome back! As you discovered last time, fears are a major factor in blocking people’s success and goal achievement. Under the major category of fear come two sub-categories: fear of success and fear of failure. And while there are a lot of different types of fears (dozens if not hundreds) that can hold people back, Read more about How a Fear of Success Holds You Back[…]
Welcome back! If you haven’t achieved everything you want in life, then it’s quite possible that something is holding you back. And before you can move forward, you need to find out what, exactly is holding you back. That’s what we’re going to start exploring, beginning with this lesson. First, you’ll get an overview of Read more about What’s REALLY Holding You Back from Achieving Your Dreams?[…]