What Is Blocking You From Your Success?

We all want to be somewhat successful in life, whether in our careers, our personal life, our personal journey with love and so on. 

Success looks and feels different to everyone and it is vital that you spend time figuring out what it means to you.I spend a lot of time with my clients on this. Getting them to ask themselves what it means to them. Yet in order to be successful, you need to develop a high level of self-awareness.

It is impossible to change something you don’t know. Yet,  one thing we all have in common are the roadblocks we put in the way to stop us from becoming successful.

Unfortunately, we tend to be our own worst enemy and not even realise that we are to blame for sabotaging our own success. We actively or passively take steps to prevent ourselves from reaching our goals.
This behaviour can affect nearly every aspect of life be it in a relationship, a career goal or a personal goal such as weight loss.

However, you can consciously change that direction by considering these seven common behaviours that block success and learn how you can avoid or alter them.

1. You’re Not Taking Enough Risks.
I used to think that I was taking enough risks until I realized — I was just in survival mode.
While it may be prudent to avoid extreme risk, there is a time and place for stepping outside your comfort zone in order to generate the change that is necessary to achieve your goals.
If you’re typically a risk-averse person like me and haven’t been achieving much success, now may be the time to put yourself out there. You don’t necessarily need to take huge risks; if you’ve been taking the safe route for a while, even small risks can be enough to help propel you in the right direction.
Consider volunteering to take on the lead role on a project at work or step outside your role and do something different.

2. You’re Not Tracking Your Progress
It’s one thing to set goals, yet if you are not consistently tracking your progress toward those goals, you may find it easier to just give up — even when you’re on the cusp of success.
I used to never track what I was doing with writing, creating content or any of my other work.
I now understand the power of tracking your progress. There are many different ways to track your progress. Whether it’s journaling or tracking it against tasks for gauging progress or maintaining a spreadsheet of monthly goals and updates, you need to hold yourself accountable.
As you see progress, remind yourself how far you’ve come. Make adjustments as necessary if you feel as though more needs to be done, but never stray too far from the original goal.

3. You Don't Believe In Yourself
Many of my clients struggle with believing in themselves. It is time to let the ego and negativity consume go..
I learned over the years that I needed to work on my self-confidence and beliefs and this is what I have taught for the last 14 years.. When you stop believing that little voice inside your head telling you that “you’re not good enough” and start standing up for yourself, you begin to earn self-belief with yourself.

If you don’t believe in yourself, how can you expect anyone else to? This holds true in business and your personal life.

To believe in yourself, you must first trust yourself. When making decisions, stop relying on everyone around you to tell you what to do or waiting for them to reassure you that you’ve made the best choice. Instead, try listening to your intuition (going with your gut). You may be surprised to discover you’re actually more insightful than you though.

Remember how many times you may have already said to yourself that you should have listened to that little voice?

That’s your intuition and it already believes in you.

4. You’re Too Afraid of Failure
The prospect of failure can turn you into a deer in the headlights.

However, in your attempt to avoid the possibility of failing, you may be missing out on opportunities that will actually allow you to be successful. The fact is that failure is inevitable.

I am still learning to not make decisions based on fear, it’s okay to be scared but don’t be afraid.

Everything you attempt in life you either win or learn, there’s no losing.

Sometimes your biggest enemy is yourself — self-awareness is the first agent for change. The better you understand yourself, the more likely you can become the person you were meant to be.

It took me a while to realize you are the only person holding you back — when you know better, it’s easier to be better. You got this! 

Here are some other factors you may consider that are holding you back from your success!

Take some time to reflect on some of these possibilities and what may resonate with you. Remember awareness is the first step!
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Some habits that can block you from progress can be:
*Procrastinating 
*Not taking advantage of opportunities 
*Being consumed by negativity 
*Not letting yourself fail 
*Not investing in yourself 
*Perfectionism 
*Waiting for opportunities 
*Being distracted 
*Letting others set the agenda 
*Resisting change 

To remove blockers, you can try: 
*Assigning a percentage to the blocker to reduce its power
*Creating affirmations and visualization exercises
*Transforming the blocker into a positive habit
*Finding the source of your behavior

If you are interested in learning more, consider having a look at my channel.
https://www.youtube.com/@LeonaWallace
Much love and joy,
Leona
Creator and Founder of Awaken The Beauty Coaching and Wellness

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