It’s Holding You Back

What do you think is holding you back? You probably spend a lot of time thinking about what you want from life. How often do you think about why you haven’t yet achieved what you want from life?

You want a promotion, but what have you done to make it happen? What’s standing in your way? Perhaps the company offers no room for growth, or there’s no opportunity for you to move up the ladder. Maybe it’s worse; maybe your boss doesn’t recognize the value you offer and keeps overlooking you when promotions roll around. Perhaps you struggle with co-worker cooperation, and people make things difficult for you.

Whatever those obstacles are, I want you to understand this – in the majority of cases, the obstacles that stand between you and what you want, the problem is you. You know what you want, and when asked to determine why you’re not there, you seized on a multitude of excuses.

If there’s no room to grow at your company, then you could have moved on to another company. If your boss doesn’t recognize your value, then you make sure they do, or you move on to another company. If you struggle with your co-workers, you sit down and come up with a plan to ensure their cooperation. Or you move on.

There is always a choice, and by erecting these barriers and holding onto them, you are choosing to fall at the first hurdle. Let’s work on eliminating what holds you back.