Are you building your future or a roadblock to your success? So many of us unintentionally build a wall blocking us from the success we say we desire.
Holding on to negative feelings presents a major roadblock to success. Regardless of whether those negative feelings have anything to do with your business life or not, negative is still negative. How can you possibly have a 100% positive attitude toward your potential business partners, your consultants and your associates within the company if you are allowing negative feelings about something to drag you down? Answer, you can’t. A negative feeling that nags at the back of your mind does have an influence on all aspects of your mind.
How can you overcome that mental, emotional downer? The simple answer is to focus 100% on your business and block out everything else. Simple but not realistic. That is the ostrich practice of burying your head in the sand and pretending that something does not exist. That may work for 5 minutes but it absolutely does not work long term.
You can use the “trouble box” method and write down the pesky issue. Stuff the paper in the trouble box and resolve not to look at it or think about it again until the end of the month. When you open the box at the end of the month, you will be amazed to see all the things that seemed so important at that minute were really totally unimportant in the grand scheme of your life. After you have practiced this a few times, it will become easier to let go of little things more easily and quickly. You will learn not to waste time and energy on minor annoyances which do not have long range importance in your life.
Another way to deal with self-imposed roadblocks is detailed in Catherine Ponder’s book “The Prosperity Secrets of the Ages.” She recommends forgiveness. Catherine recommends sitting quietly and thinking peaceful thoughts about the person and situation for 30 minutes per day until you feel peace that the situation is resolved in your mind. She details many examples of the other person actually contacting you in some way to apologize or make amends. She also recommends saying a prayer for the peaceful resolution of the situation and wishing peace, prosperity and blessing to the other person.
Regardless of the method you choose, it is critical that you remove the roadblock. It is challenging enough when life and circumstances get in our way of achieving success. The worst situation is when we get in our own way. The good news about getting in our own path to progress is that we are also the ones who can change and get out of the way.
Examine your life and your business. Determine what actions you can take to move yourself forward. Start right now, today, to take positive action.
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