You say, “That is to stop everyone else.”
Too many people give up at the smallest of speed bumps. They do not stick with their goal long enough to find success. Instead they turn to the siren call of easy dopamine.
But the rewards are on the other side of the difficulty.
Let the roadblocks be your guide.
Ryan Holiday literally wrote a book on this called “The Obstacle Is the Way.”
When life throws a monkey wrench into your plans, that’s how you know you are on the right track. And life doesn’t pull punches. This can take the form of any number of things:
- Car accident
- Loved one gets sick
- Water leak in your home
- Lose your job
Just don’t let the problem derail you from your goal.
Attach emotion to the goal.
Part of the reason people give up easy is they don’t have any emotional associated with their goal.
The despair, annoyance, and frustration of the challenges in the way are enough to overwhelm some half hearted want. You need to genuinely desire the outcome you want. What will it mean for you to achieve this goal? A better life for your family? Freedom?
Some people say to find a “why”. What they really mean is attach an emotion to your outcome.
Remember why the obstacles are there.
They are to stop everyone else.
Everyone who doesn’t really want the goal. The walls and difficulties are there to turn them towards what they do want. But you know what you want. So they won’t turn you.
You will break thru the walls and get to your goal no matter what life throws at you.