A Boomer's Footprint

Tag: obstacles

  • Overcoming Personal Obstacles

    Beliefs, fears and doubts are not the only things standing in the way to achieving our goals and dreams.

    Our past circumstances and outcomes do not have to impact our chance of  attaining success today. We all have had experiences,
    which have challenged us. It is probable that obstacles will surface in the future.  This is the nature of life. We live, we learn and
    we move forward with a positive spirit and belief in our abilities to create the life we want and deserve.

    We do this by making small changes each and every day in our lives to minimize our action and reactions to the obstacles we face
    and by making  better choices for today.

    This next section of the program includes 10 weeks of overcoming obstacles.

    Some of the topics are:

    • cleaning up messes
    • procrastinating
    • not delegating
    • non-working relationships
    • managing time
    • work environment
    • disorganization
    • our physical environment

    Don’t freeze and panic thinking about what it will take to change our environment and work habits.  Changes do not happen overnight.  This is why throughout my program I encourage you to take small steps, making progress 10 to 15 minutes a day will get the job done.  What is crucial is to get started and stay consistent with your efforts.

    Begin today by making a numbered list of all of areas in your life which need fixing or improvement.   Be honest and complete. If your list is 100 items long, so be it.  At least now you know. Writing things down, makes them real and your list will give your a starting point.

    So far mine are:  20 unread magazines, stacks of mail, saved reference articles to read and file, a full hallway closet, unfiled folders, disorganized clothing shelves, and more.  If you have similar projects you are not alone.

    Let’s commit time this summer while enjoying the good weather and late nights to also take steps to improve our life.

  • What it takes to change.

    As you read this blog post, think about what is standing in your way for change.

    Before we learn some simple steps to make changes in your life, let’s look at some common excuses, which stop us dead in our tracks.

    Change is hard because:

    – we are stuck in our ways
    – we fear the unknown
    – we are afraid to fail
    – we don’t believe we can succeed
    – we are unsupported in our journey
    – we have no self control
    – we are intimidated in trying something new
    – we are comfortable with what we know
    – we are stubborn
    – we are like the old
    – we are too old to change

    These statements may not sound like the blog post title “What it takes to change”, but these are shared excuses.  These beliefs do not mean what we can not succeed in making any small or large change we desire. They mean it is time to take a new approach, to step out of our habits and routines and to take a risk.

    We can successfully face these obstacles head on and persevere with making a change, if we are willing to embrace new ways
    of thinking and living.

    Next week, we will learn steps to make a lasting change.