At the Maximizing Success Wealth Retreat I had the pleasure of meeting and hearing Omar Periu (pictured here on the left) speak on the 6 Reasons That Hold You Back From Getting What You Want.

Now when I tell you what the 6 reasons are I am willing to bet that you will be able to identify with at least one of them.  Here goes:

1. Fear of Failure – A lot of people that I know will say they are afraid of success, but I know that is hogwash.  What you are really afraid of is failing!  Failing, and possibly failing again, is far worse that succeeding.  I mean really who is afraid of success?  If you are afraid of failing you must find a way to dispel the fear so that you can focus your energy on getting what you want.  Remember, fear is just an emotion and it has no basis in truth.  Read my newsletter due out tomorrow for more on that topic.
2. Pain of Change – We are stubborn creatures and many of us despise change.  Fortunately, I have never been afraid of change; I actually like change and the excitement it brings.  You don’t have to find change painful.  You can recognize it as a natural part of the cycle of your business.  Nothing stays the same and within change is the opportunity for growth.  When things stay the same, so do you and so does your business.
3. Self-Doubt – The reason you have self doubt is that you haven’t learned to listen to your intuition.  You haven’t tapped into that inner wisdom that is inside of each one of us.  When you learn to make decision and to trust your inner guide, self doubt vanishes.  This is a skill that you must cultivate and practice.  But trust me when I tell you, once you can master it you will never doubt yourself again.
4. Blaming - Whose fault is it anyway?  When things go wrong stop blaming others and start looking at yourself.  There are always two people involved in almost every situation.  I had (notice the word had) this friend who would say at every self created disaster in her life, “But I didn’t do anything…it was so and so’s fault.”  Ugh!  She never, and I do mean never was able to see where she had created all the drama around her.  Next time you want to blame someone, do a self assessment and see where you might have done something differently.
5. Justifying - Justifying, like blaming is just the victim’s way of not taking responsibility for their situation.  I love when I hear people say that money isn’t’ important.  Really?  I don’t know about you, but I think money is very important.  When they use that justification it means they are probably broke and that they are not taking responsibility for their circumstances by going out there and getting what they want.  Think about it next time you hear a justification from someone or better yet, when you use one yourself.
6. Complaining – If people spent as much time on finding the solution as they do complaining about their circumstances, well – wouldn’t it be wonderful.  Imagine all the happy and productive people there would be out there.

We all have things that we want to accomplish.  If any of these 6 reasons resonate for you, I challenge you to examine your thinking and to stop the complaining, justifying, and the like and take positive action to reaching your goals.  If you don’t, who will?