In Self help, I believe that many of us have success barriers whether we realize it or not. It is a difficult task to change any aspect of your life and I believe the brain subconsciously resists it. Each of us has been conditioned through social conditioning to delay happiness and put it in the future. The whole Hollywood mentality that one day everything will work out.
In reality, when is it going to work out? When I am dead?
Who’s going to change, me if not me?
One day I will get there.
It will be OK in the future.
I will get there when I get there.
I hear Edge say things like “I’ll get there when I get there.” Sure it’s a nice comforting thought but screw it. For me personally enough is enough. I have to do it. It’s a new year and a great time to get motivated. Stop living in comfort.
If I can actually harness the motivation and create momentum to take more action then maybe I will get there tomorrow instead of two years from now. It’s all about taking that first step. That first little bit of action towards change is the hardest. You have to get up every morning and repeat the first step and then learning how to constantly motivate yourself to continue to take action. It’s hard, but I’ve laid out the system for myself. Now all I have to do is follow it. It’s that simple.
The mind subconsciously deters us from changing because as we are sitting here right now, biologically everything is fine. As long as we have enough food to survive our bodies are happy. Changing your surroundings and conditions requires a lot of effort. If you change, there is also that unconscious uncertainty of what will happen because you’re changing conditions. This is scary to the subconscious mind. In reality, even when you’re changing for the better it is still a change and very difficult.
I am not really sure how to deal with success barriers except for now to acknowledge that they exist and hold myself to a strict schedule of taking action to reach my goals so I will actually change. I have to barrel through the mental blocks to get there.
You know that feeling when you feel tired and you don’t want to do something. You just want to go to bed instead of doing it. Like how my brain just wants me to chill out on Facebook instead of writing.
I’ve had enough. I’m saying no. This is a new year and the more you do, the more you want to do. I am setting a precedent for myself. I’m dedicating myself to change and blasting through my mental barriers no matter how difficult it is. I want it now, not next year. I invite you to do the same.
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Well said man. I’m with you 1000% percent! 2009 is the year we crush everything!
So true, the whole ‘it will work itself out’ mentality.
Waiting for the Someday *soon* when things will magically get better without any harwdwork required is like waiting to win the lotterey. Sure there is a tiny chance it may happen, but it is so remote you wouldnt quit your job and wait for cash to rain from the sky. Instead you get out there and work for that money.
This is one of the reasons why I “homepaged” you guys at the first place, cuz I totally feel ya on most of your blogs. It`s also been one of my motivational stuff I go through when I open my browser instead of instantly log on to facebook
And it`s so awesome sharing the same thoughts as other guys from the other side of the globe( I live in Norway).
I had a struggle before about approaching, and that shit when your tired and don`t wanna do nothing..argh..so true, but the most important thing for me this year is to just say and do whatever comes to mind..Instead of processing it for hours logically.
One Love. Ray
PS: And the best of all, through all the pain coming to the place I am now, it was all worth it