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Introduction

We all need to work towards our goals. In the course of chasing our dreams, we are bound to encounter some obstacles. We all need to realize that obstacles are part of our everyday life. Many of the most successful people in the world met numerous challenges along their journey, they didn't just breeze through life without hurdles. Here are some of the obstacles that can keep you from achieving your goals.

1. Lack of time

The biggest obstacle to reaching our goals is the busyness of our lives. We spend so much time on chores, work, and errands that we are left with very little time to accomplish our goals. We try to multitask and accomplish more than we can. Our minds are overwhelmed with trying to do too much. We feel stressed and overwhelmed because we feel we don't have the time to accomplish our goals.

Remember that everyone has 24 hours in a day. Successful people are able to overcome the lack of time by prioritizing tasks that are considered as important and complete them first. It is critical to make time to do things that are important to you.

2. Lack of clarity

Vision begins with clarity and as such a lack of clarity is an obstacle keeping you from reaching your goal. In order to be clear, you need to ask yourself why you want the goal in the first place. After knowing the why, it is easier to be more clear about the what and how. It is the power of purpose that will keep you going in spite of the obstacles and challenges ahead.

3. Fears

Fear is an emotion that has the power to stop you from taking action towards reaching your goals and as such is one of the major reasons why people fail. Humans have various fears and these can include fear of the unknown, fear of failure, fear of success, fear of the future, fear of what other people will think, fear of loss, fear of looking stupid. Fear of looking weak and the list goes on. We need to be mindful of these fears and remember that President Franklin Roosevelt said, the “only thing to fear is fear itself.”

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4. Plain Laziness

Many people fail to achieve what they set out to achieve because they fail to follow through and apply sufficient effort. Success will not just fall on our laps and we need to work hard to achieve our dreams. There is no shortcut to success and we all need to put in the necessary effort. Of course, it is better to work smart than to work hard but even in working smart the conscientious application of our efforts is still required.

5. Staying Within Your Comfort Zone

In order to achieve our goals, we need to come out of our comfort zone and do things that are new to us. We cannot expect to do the same things and expect different results. If you continue to stay within your comfort zone, you will not be able to reach your goals.

6. Lack Of Consistency

This is a significant obstacle. Because no matter what you do, if you don't do it every day, you'll never see any results.

Consistency is a feature of successful people, and it, like everything else, becomes a habit. But you won't get very far without it. So take little steps, schedule time each day, and find the motivation to get up and do this one thing.

You need to discipline yourself to take little actions every day regardless of your mood or emotions

7. Giving Up

People often give up when they encounter great challenges, make mistakes or when they can’t see the desired results.

Progress does not always happen in a straight line. However, some people mistakenly believe that taking one step back implies going back to square one, leading them to give up.

Recognize that you will make mistakes from time to time. Rather than declaring yourself a failure, channel your energy into devising a strategy to get back on track.

In today's fast-paced world, most people are impatient and find it difficult to wait the amount of time it takes to achieve a goal.

Just because you aren't seeing results right now doesn't mean your efforts are in vain. Before you see long-term results, you must adhere to your goals for a longer period of time than you might anticipate.

Conclusion

This is the hard truth and I will not mince my words. People do not receive what they desire or what they believe that they are entitled to. Instead, people get exactly what they work for, what they concentrate on, and what they act on each and every day. If you subscribe to this principle, no obstacles can stand in your way of achieving your goals.

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