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WHAT ARE THE ROADBLOCKS ON THE PATH TO YOUR DREAMS?
4. SELF-SABOTAGE You are worthy. Period. This blocker is the most subconscious one of all. You’reskippingalonginlifejustfine. You’ve put in some work. Things are By Deanna Salles-Freeman looking up and then suddenly you Today we run around wearing “busy” as a badge. We’ve been living in a world of uncertainty and division. We are linked together more than ever yet we are begin to doubt. This is all too good to be true. When’s the other shoe going disconnected. It’s a world of stress and chaos. Are you living the life of YOUR to drop? Ultimately, this one comes dreams? If not, it’s time to clean house and get real! It’s time to start removing the blocks, the junk in your life that is holding you back from getting the life down to the story we tell ourselves. you want. The life you deserve. What I call–your Oola Life. A life of less stress The negative soundtracks we play over and over in our heads. When and more purpose. A life of balance and growth. such thoughts come up, STOP! PhysTo do this you must accept the challenge to take an honest look at yourself. ically stop in your tracks and interrupt It starts with you so that you can craft your life from a clean, fresh place. the thought. You deserve the life of It’s time to remove the junk that blocks your path. How? Determine your your dreams! blockers! 5. LAZINESS Seven main obstacles get in the way of living your dream life. Granted, this If you truly desire your dream life, then is not an all-inclusive list, they are the ones I’ve found to have the greatest laziness is not an option. The formula impact on me and others I’ve coached. They are fear, guilt, anger, self-sabotage, is simple, not always easy. It will take laziness, envy and focus. work. Look at anyone you admire; 1.FEAR they did not get to where they are by your dreams. We all make mistakes Thisisfirstonpurposebecauseitis accident. It took intent and work, but and have all had reason to feel guilty. the biggest factor holding people back they were passionate about it, so they We do not need to carry it around and often underlies all other blockers kept at it. The life of your dreams is indefinitely.Putthatdown,it’sheavy. in some way. There are two ways worth the effort. You won’t regret it. Be mindful of where guilt shows up in in which fear gets in the way of you 6. ENVY your life and confront it. living your best life: 1) it prevents you Someone will always have more or be from taking inspired action and moving 3. ANGER more. Be the best you that you can It’s natural and even healthy at times forward based on false reality, and 2) be, that’s all that matters. Often envy but prolonged, it erodes your soul. a complete disregard of fear, which and jealousy are interchanged but let’s results in taking risks to your detriment. Persistent or violent anger affects makethedistinctionclear.Jealousywill everyone around you and could come Are you stuck in analysis paralysis or show what you want with no ill intent are you running wild? Find that neutral with some steep consequences. Hartoward the person that has it. Envy boring anger will destroy your chances ground. goes to a dark place where not only at the life you want because it takes up 2.GUILT do you covet but you don’t want them emotional space better spent on purThefirstthingtounderstandinthis to have it. Both can suck the joy out suing your dreams and goals. Figure arena is that no matter what you’ve of life. The best way to get what you out the message in the mess and grow done, you deserve to have the life of want is to help others get what they from it.
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