What stops us from achieving the results we deserve?

As you know from reading my blogs, newsletter and listening to my audio work, I am dedicated to sharing knowledge and value with fellow business people so that they can in turn, give the best they can to their own community. I am even more committed to helping people actually convert this knowledge into actions to transform their business and their lives.

I firmly believe that inside us, all have the knowledge, experience and insights we need to become successful. We invest time and money learning new skills and keeping up to date with the latest trends and technique. We write to-lists and set goals. We think about how great our personal and business lives would be like if we achieved our goals and what we define as success (otherwise known as visualisation)

Yet, many of us feel a sense of disappointment, or frustration when goals are not met, plans fail to come into fruition or deliver the results we expected. Or we run round, chasing our tail with ever growing to-do lists, a sense of overwhelm and underlying anxiety, while family and personal demands are juggled between business priorities.

Why is that? Why don’t we keep hold of the clarity, enthusiasm and insights that come from a training event? Why does our passion, self-confidence and commitment to change ebb away even when we know that taking the right action will transform our personal and business lives for the better?

The fact is there is a world of difference from deciding to make a change, and actually having the determination and commitment to see it through. Making the decision in itself can be a big step for many of us – either out of choice or from necessity. However, the real test is making it happen – for change is an uncomfortable process for many of us, and there are many internal and external obstacles to make the path difficult.

Examining what makes us resistant to change and enjoying success is often a difficult process, forcing us to really dig deep into our backgrounds, upbringing & conditioning, and our current circumstances. It’s easier to blame outside forces and circumstances than to take responsibility for what we can control in our lives. It’s easier and we’ve all done it but it doesn’t actually move us any forward…

Many of us lack a sense of accountability, discipline, self-confidence and right mind-set to be successful. But these internal barriers can be overcome – accountability coaches, groups or buddies; mentors; good systems and support infrastructure are all part of the tool-kit of successful, high-performing individuals. But for some, even getting this set up can seem too much of a bother or expense.

My own (great) challenges in these areas have brought insights and understanding in how I live and work. I have come to see that there is much I can do to make things happen that supports my wish for a healthy work-life balance. And seeing how having this clarity and sense of purpose uplifts and inspires me to take meaningful action, I want to be sure that this is what I can bring to others in my work.

This is the impetus which drives the focus of my workshops, classes, programmes and writing: goal-setting, action-taking, accountability, support and implementation. So with a few months remaining until the end of the year, I’ll end by asking you to spend a little time reflecting on what it is that is stopping you from reaching the success you deserve? And what steps will you take to remove these barriers? I’d love to hear your thoughts!

What's stopping us from achieving the success we deserve?