A big misconception is that success is inevitable if you have enough motivation, skills and time.
Nathan had all those things and was super driven but wasn't able to grow his income to 20K a month and retire his wife from a job she didn't like.
He was stuck at 10K a month and knew exactly why.
In his own words:
"I'm not doing the scary work, in my own head and not being brave enough."
"I think I fail because I don't want my goals enough to really do what it takes."
But it was actually something much simpler than this. He was just getting in his own way.
Every time he tried to push past his 10K/month ceiling, certain subconscious thoughts would weigh him down and cause him to play small.
- "It's greedy to want more than what I have"
- "People will think I'm a sellout and greedy... and a bad person"
- "I'm not good enough and don't deserve that much"
What he had to do was get those mental blocks out of his head and when he did, the floodgates opened. FAST.
"Yesterday I hit the goal that we set towards the end of our coaching (40K) Thanks again for your encouragement!"
He blew past his goal of 20k, quadrupled his income from 10k to 40k in 2 months and started living up to his potential. All because he got out of his own way!
I was honored to be in his corner.
But beyond his story, there's an important lesson here.
Often instead of asking ourselves, "What more do I need in order to succeed?" we'll get better results by asking, "What's already there that's getting in the way of my success?"
It could be external things like side projects and negative people or like in Nathan's case internal things like fears and mental blocks.
Removing these can get results 10x faster and 100x more effectively while also answering and resolving that feeling of "Why can't I do this?"
How to Take Action Now
Instead of asking yourself, "What more do I need in order to accomplish my goals?" stop and ask, "What could someone with my skills and abilities accomplish if they were fearless, confident and never got in their own way?"
Break this down by:
- Honestly assess if you need more skills/motivation/time or if you're just getting in your own way.
- Write down where this is happening and what it's costing you.
- Decide the exact day when you'll commit to being the person you're capable of, get out of your own way and stop denying yourself success and happiness.
Who dares wins,
Itamar