Internal and External Barriers

Last week, I encouraged you to identify your goals. Do your goals seem to be repetitive throughout your life?  Lose weight, save money, take more vacations, spend more time with the family, stress less….why do you continue to have the same general vision, but feel like you are spinning your wheels?

Maybe there are barriers in your life preventing you from reaching your goals.  There are two types of barriers I would like you to consider:

1,  Internal barriers – Something within you that prevents you from reaching your goal.

Examples:  Personality, personal beliefs

2.  External barriers – Something in your environment that prevents you from reaching your goal.

Examples:  resources, people, whether, job

What internal and external barriers have kept you from reaching your goals in the past?  What can you do to prevent those barriers from holding you back now?

It is important to plan for challenges ahead.  By doing so, you won’t be caught off guard and can make choices to promote forward movement. 

I invite you to post some of your reflections on the board.  Sharing our experiences can help other’s brain storm solutions and gain motivation to succeed.