Getting out of your own way – The secret to overcoming obstacles

To do anything big requires courage. Courage requires getting out of your own way. Too often, the only thing holding us back is our own self. To overcome this obstacle, we need to figure out a way to ‘remove’ ourselves from the act. 

How do we get out of our own way?

Putting the action in perspective

This is best done by visualizing your life as a whole – and this particular act as a small part of that life stream. This helps put the action in perspective – and doesn’t let you get overpowered by the thought of performing it.

Putting fear in its own place

Chances are that whatever you are trying to do (that requires courage) is something that you enjoy doing (running your business, taking on a new challenge etc.). Try to get to a point where you see your love for the job overcoming the fears associated with it (fear of criticism, fear of failure etc.). That positivity helps put the fear ‘in its place’. Instead of overpowering you, the fear is relegated to just a ‘concern’ – not worth preventing you from undertaking your action.

Summary

Do you have important things to do – but find yourself afraid of getting started?  Try to figure out if you are getting in your own way or not. Chances are you probably are. Try to get out of your own way by putting the action in perspective – as well as your fear in its own place.

Here’s another great post on how we end up ruining our own selves by constantly judging ourselves.

 

http://www.theidproject.org/blog/meredith-arena/2012/03/14/who-driving-your-thought-car