Life is constantly throwing blocks and obstacles on the wheels of our progress. The weak and the visionless are unable to reap the many bounties offered by life. The myriad challenges and difficulties are assignments we must successfully go through if we must succeed. Every goal that we set for ourselves that will eventually help us lead the life that we desire tends to be met with equal obstacles and difficulty.
No matter where you are born, where you live, your race, age or kind of job that you do, we all face different kinds of obstacles in our lives. It is upon you to decide whether to look at these obstacles as problems or decide to perceive them as challenges to enable you to grow.
Go for your dream and suspend judgment
For every obstacle you encounter along the journey of life, you need to look at it as a challenge that requires you to learn a new set of skills to overcome the obstacle. However, before you start dealing with and overcoming obstacles, you need to have a goal or a dream. The dream needs to practical and achievable because if it is not realistic, you will never achieve it no matter how hard you try.
When you have a dream or a goal, you will stay focused to achieve it no matter the difficulties and challenges that will come your way. And your goal will be finishing the race or achieving the goal. In a race, a good number of participants do no focus so much on how fast they run but finishing the race is important to them. This also applies to life; you have the opportunity to choose what you want to achieve. Therefore, look at your obstacles as challenging opportunities and work hard to overcome them.
A lot of times we tend to be scared when we have to overcome certain obstacles in life. In such moments, idea killers creep in and take control of our judgment and we start thinking how difficult, dangerous, high, demanding or cold the obstacle is. Instead of having a ‘yes but’ mindset, you need to have only a ‘yes’ mindset. You need to believe in yourself and have confidence that you will succeed no matter how difficult the situation is.
If you are unhappy with a situation, a job or even a relationship, there is only one person who has the power to change that; you. Do not start complaining or blaming other people for the lack of happiness in your life or the obstacles you are facing in life. Believe in yourself and learn from the challenges and obstacles you face in life.
