Once there were two Greek gods who were walking around Mt. Olympus, bored and decided to entertain themselves by finding humans to harass. They found a man trying to start his own business and started throwing obstacles in the man’s pathway. Finally the man gave up his dream and continued with his old boring job. The gods were proud of themselves and proceeded to find more humans to defeat. This continued until the two came across a young man who was determined to start his own business. The gods threw obstacle after obstacle in the path of this young man. However, he refused to quit, and each new problem made him more determined to become successful. Finally the two gods decided that was no fun so they left him alone and went to find other adventures.
Like that young man, I am determined to go forward and be successful regardless of the obstacles thrown across my path. One important obstacle I must overcome is lack of time to write my blog posts. I love blogging and have missed sharing.
Here are six tips I have used to overcome obstacles, and to be successful in life. I share them with you knowing they can help you, just as they have helped many other people to become more successful.
1-Stay Focused: Know exactly what you want to accomplish and write it down! Writing it down on paper gets it out of your mind where you can look at it objectively and fine-tune your goals.
2-Decide on the Details: After knowing exactly what you want to accomplish, you need to decide on the details. When, where and how are you going to deal with your obstacles. I am now getting up at 6:00 a.m. to have uninterrupted writing time. (This also means going to bed earlier at night.)
3-Tell Friends and Family: Let the important people in your life know what you are doing – and stick to your guns. It is hard to say no to them, but when you continue to be consistent, you will be respected, and left alone (like the young man and two Greek gods).
4-Modify as Needed: As you go forward, make any needed changes to your plan. For example, I used to go to the library every morning to write. However, it does not open until 10:00 which ended up being too late in the morning. I modified my schedule and went to a coffee shop at 8:00 instead.
5-Ask for help: After her divorce a friend was determined to get rid of the clutter in her home and yard. More than once she reluctantly asked for help. Each time she was amazed at how willing family and friends were to step in where needed.
6-Believe in yourself: You were placed on this planet for a reason and your goals and dreams are important, for yourself and for the rest of us.
Do you have other tips that have helped you overcome obstacles and go forward with your life? Will those tips help our readers?
Like that young man, I am determined to go forward and be successful regardless of the obstacles thrown across my path. One important obstacle I must overcome is lack of time to write my blog posts. I love blogging and have missed sharing.
Here are six tips I have used to overcome obstacles, and to be successful in life. I share them with you knowing they can help you, just as they have helped many other people to become more successful.
1-Stay Focused: Know exactly what you want to accomplish and write it down! Writing it down on paper gets it out of your mind where you can look at it objectively and fine-tune your goals.
2-Decide on the Details: After knowing exactly what you want to accomplish, you need to decide on the details. When, where and how are you going to deal with your obstacles. I am now getting up at 6:00 a.m. to have uninterrupted writing time. (This also means going to bed earlier at night.)
3-Tell Friends and Family: Let the important people in your life know what you are doing – and stick to your guns. It is hard to say no to them, but when you continue to be consistent, you will be respected, and left alone (like the young man and two Greek gods).
4-Modify as Needed: As you go forward, make any needed changes to your plan. For example, I used to go to the library every morning to write. However, it does not open until 10:00 which ended up being too late in the morning. I modified my schedule and went to a coffee shop at 8:00 instead.
5-Ask for help: After her divorce a friend was determined to get rid of the clutter in her home and yard. More than once she reluctantly asked for help. Each time she was amazed at how willing family and friends were to step in where needed.
6-Believe in yourself: You were placed on this planet for a reason and your goals and dreams are important, for yourself and for the rest of us.
Do you have other tips that have helped you overcome obstacles and go forward with your life? Will those tips help our readers?
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