Chapter 6 – Barriers
People
dreams and they will not stand in your way. It is your life and you need to be satisfied with it when the time comes. People who are not supportive to you may have to shut out for a while until they see that it truly makes you happy.
I am talking about this people issue a lot because I know how people can break your stride, how their words can cold your passion. I have been down this dusty, bumpy road in my business and life, and I know how it feels. Trust me, you can give up if you are not deaf!! The only thing that can keep you on your feet is keeping motivated by hanging around like minded people, reading motivational books, articles, attending high passion and energy events, reading success and motivational quotes, writing down your dreams every time you feel you are giving up, remembering why you started in the first place, and the most effective one, talking to your mentor- someone who understands you, someone who is willing to help you up there!
On this, I love the way success people such as Jimmy Fallon put it below! I find it so elaborate about the impact of people on your passion.
Money
Money is one of the biggest barriers that cause people not to move forward with a passion. You might be an excellent mechanic and you want to start your own shop but you have never moved forward with the idea because of the cost. Money can be overcome.
There are many ways to get money together to start your own business or live out a passion that might cost a lot of money. The best thing you can do is begin cutting costs in your life where you don’t need them.
One thing to remember is that by being creative with your life, you will most likely find other ways you can make additional money to put aside for your endeavor. You also may find a way to start your dream without any startup costs. There are many ways to start your own business if it means you begin in your home first. If you love to make candles and you have always dreamed of owning your own shop, then you can start a business online first. You may even find your online business is more successful than a brick and mortar store would ever be- which is indeed a fact. If anything, I strongly recommend you take a look at a documentary called “THE RISE OF THE ENTREPRENEUR” by Eric Worre.
If you can’t access it, send me an email at briansagaba@gmail.com, ill send you a copy, free because It would mean you are applying the lesson of CURIOSITY like we earlier looked at.
Money is an obstacle that can be overcome. It is the most common excuse people use for why they cannot live out their dreams. You should never fear for your survival. In addition, if you have a supportive family or spouse, they will help with the financial burden while you are getting started so you can live out your dreams. In most cases, the financial payout in the end will be much better.
Time
Another reason many people do not live out their passions and make them happen is because they say they do not have the time. This could be close to true if you commute to work
Comfort zone
Many people are scared of the unknown. They fear doing what they have not tried, or what few people have tried. We naturally love doing what is easier and comfortable to us, what society approves of. That slowly grows into a
uncomfortable at times, then it’s not a dream worth pledging your life on! And for the fact, everything extra ordinary happens out of its comfort zone! For a plane to fly, it has take off against the wind and gravity! So must you too!
Job
If your current job is the reason you cannot live out your passions
happy with your life and successful. When your job is the reason you cannot be happy you won’t even be successful at your job. You won’t move up and you will despise it. This is the same reason I chose not to find a job after my college, against the approval of my family and friends. I realized it may be very hard to wake up every morning to go to work each day on something that is not my passion. Don’t you want to do something that you enjoy and waking up for every morning without cursing? You can and you have full control over this. Stop the “Thank God it’s Friday” syndrome – sounds familiar??
Fears
Fear is another one of the biggest reasons people do not move forward with their passions and make their dreams reality. You can overcome fears and
learning something new. Not many people start something new or take on a passion and immediately are successful. There are many fears and failures along the way you will experience. You have to pick yourself back up and keep it going.
their passion; if they were 100% sure that they would grow wealthy from that decision? I don’t subscribe to that lie, and neither should you. Friends, never be afraid because failure can be turned into a positive experience.
You might even have a fear of success! That might sound funny but many people are afraid to succeed. They have problems saving money and as soon as they start saving up enough to start their dream, they spend the money on something they don’t even need. Later they are kicking themselves and begin the saving process all over again.
You should never be afraid to succeed. This fear is natural and many people have a self esteem low enough they don’t believe they are good enough to be successful. You can be as successful as you really believe you can be. Don’t let your fears of what could be, get in the way.
Learning
“Formal education will make you a living; self-education will make you a fortune.” Jim Rhon
living out your dreams soon, and if it requires you to obtain a certification or learn something, then you need to look at this as a stepping stone toward your goals.
Here are many obstacles that you can say are the reason for you not living out your dream.
These are only temporary barriers that you are using as an excuse for not moving forward and can be navigated around by tripling your time in personal development such as that’s reading books about your passion, reading biographies of people who succeeded in living your passion. I find myself wanting to know a lot about Les Brown, Anthony Robbins, Brian Tracy, Jim Rhon, Brendan Buchard and the other guys in that league..You are in control of barriers and your mind. You have control of the people in your life who are supportive or not. You have control over your job or the ability to creatively find ways to fund your endeavors. Barriers can creatively be overcome to get started with living out your passion. You need to stand up and say no more to barriers that are in your way and start living your dreams.
Another important thing is, when learning about your passion, get knowledge and advise from someone who is currently doing your passion and is succeeding in it!! When you ask someone who failed in what your passion and endeavor is, it is logical that in most cases, They will not want to take the blame, so they will shift the blame to the work involved, and how the real process is unprofitable, boring. They will spend most of their words pointing out all the negatives involved. They do this so as to justify their failures, weaknesses and the actual failure to rise above them. Don’t listen to then, deal with the champs; fly with the eagles, not with the sparrows!
