• Home
  • Spiritual Insights
  • Relationships
  • Wellness
  • Self Improvement
  • Contact Us
Life-n-smile
Life – it's what you are!

  • Home
  • Spiritual Insights
  • Relationships
  • Wellness
  • Self Improvement
  • Contact Us
Home  /  Self Improvement  /  How to overcome obstacles
Self Improvement

How to overcome obstacles

Keiya Singh Leave a Comment

Each and everyone has their self-fulfilling goal set for their life; be it in their career or personal life. Most people set goals and later due to instances of numerous hindrances they give up on their goals. Barriers are part of a successful journey. Many times when you take the initial steps towards your goals you start facing intermittent problems after a few steps. Due to these constant obstacles, you might feel that you are stuck in major problems. Majority of people stay stuck and cry over the problems. A few dare to succeed in dealing with the barrier and get out of that situation. Those who dare, later win. Fortune struck to those who are prepared for obstacles to happen. Moreover, even after the occurrence of unfavored events, they win out due to their willpower. If you are feeling stuck too then this article is for you.

Let’s find out about the barriers and how to overcome them:

There can be two types of barriers affecting you

  1. Internal Barriers
  2. External Barriers

Internal Barriers

Internal barriers are those which exist only inside your mind and are not tangible. These are hard to discover because they exist in your subconscious mind. Your behavior, your choices and your approach are influenced by these while resolving an issue. Below are the internal barriers and ways to succeed in dealing with these barriers are:

Eliminate fear —

When any obstacle occurs your brain fails to accept it immediately. Making the situation worse, it further generates fear inside you because for your brain every adverse situation is a danger to your existence. Your brain is trained to expect smooth events in your life. Don’t get caught in this ploy. Prepare your mind that problems can occur anywhere and they are solvable. So eliminate all your fears; fear of failure or rejection. Read more about fear in article FEAR.

Break your old and ancient belief —

Before tackling any situation break all sort of beliefs you have. These can cause you to block your vision. Sometimes the solution is hiding just behind your beliefs. In another way, your beliefs can block your way to reach the solution. Beliefs can prevent you from looking at the situation from a different perspective.

’Every lock has a key’ attitude –

When you face any problem keep this in mind that ’every lock has a key’ so does every problem has a solution. You must have the positive attitude to solve a problem.

Have patience –

Finding the solution to any problem is not one night task. It may take a while. If you are unable to find a solution immediately that does not mean that you will never find it. So have patience and keep on putting efforts.

Get rid of self-doubt –

Believe in yourself. Don’t let your self-doubt beat you down. Believe that you will do your best and you have the capability to do it.

 

External Barriers

Those barriers which arise due to external factors are external barriers. To overcome these barriers you need a totally different approach as they involve outer world. External Barriers can be like – not finding the customers for your business, you have got an order but don’t have enough resources to finish it, expensive shipping methods etc.

Commit to your work –

first of all, Make a commitment to yourself that you will cross the hurdle under every circumstance. No matter how tough the challenge is. Don’t make it your obligation, but make it your wish to commit and fulfill this commitment by finding the resolution to your problem. Develop a positive mindset that no matter what comes your way you will find the solution. Think of the obstacle as an opportunity.

What do you think your barrier is –

Find out the real barriers. Many times you think that there are barriers but those are only your own implied assumptions, not the fact. Look for the actual obstacles. Find answers to these questions: For eg. What is it blocking your way? Is it actually a work issue or your attitude/beliefs which is hampering in your progress? Are you being lazy to move forward? Or you are looking at the problem from a wrong perspective. Do a reality check. Reality can be different than we think. Explore the reality of your problem first without incurring your assumptions to it. For eg., You think that you are not finding the customers because they don’t need your product. So you will have to look into another market segment But the reality can be that the customers don’t understand your product because of your confused marketing strategy or sales pitch. Customers are unable to understand how your product can benefit them. Therefore, apply a realistic approach to understand the barrier.

Identify and Evaluate the barrier –

When a problem comes in your way, sit back and take a deep breath. I personally prefer to Meditate as it helps you to have a conscious mind, or go for a walk as it helps increase blood circulation which in turn helps you to think sharp. Identify what exactly is your barrier and write it down on a piece of paper. This will give you a clear idea about your problem. Writing is utmost necessary to get all the facts and figures in proper orderly manner. Aforementioned also enables your brain to think more rationally inclined to solve your problem. We, humans, are curious by nature and we love to solve the problem; and once you write it down, you might find a totally different perspective on the problem.  You will definitely find a plan or workaround that you can wholeheartedly transform into a  workable plan. Otherwise, you may be trying to walk in darkness and handling whatever comes to your hand. It is impossible to move forward without a plan. Writing down everything keeps your brain concentrated. Analyse the problem and look at the different perspectives of the problem and solutions to it.

Divide the barrier into smaller steps –

By dividing the barrier you will feel less stressed and will be able to cope up with a peaceful mind. You won’t have a rock to climb on only smaller steps will suffice. Smaller problems are easy to resolve and take less time. Therefore by solving smaller ones you feel motivated constantly. As a result, You don’t feel stuck.

Finding a substitute or solution for the problem –

Now focus on the exact solution. If you are unable to find something specific then look for substitutes just to keep going with your work.

Check all your resources –

Don’t leave any stone unturned. Check all your resources to find the solution to your problem. Do not give up. Hesitation can be a kind of barrier. If you need a friend’s help then ask for it. He may say No, but there is no harm in asking. Right? otherwise, if you, unfortunately, don’t succeed, then you will be left with this thought for your whole life that had you asked your friend once you could have been successful.

Be Resilient –

Don’t give up easily on your goals. Your approach should be constant towards reaching your goal. Keep putting efforts unless you accomplish exactly what you want. A lot of people are ambitious but very few people are ready to work hard and go through any obstacle which comes their way. If you really want to achieve something in life then be prepared to face the barriers. As it is aptly said, “if you are not facing any problems then be sure that you are on the wrong track”. Learn to make plans to cross the hurdles once you see them coming. Stay focused on your target and have a positive attitude. As long as you are committed then you can achieve anything. Don’t assume the barriers but have a realistic approach. Achieving a target is like running a hurdle race. To win the race you must overcome the hurdles as well as in lesser time. Gird your loins like how you prepare your mind and body in a hurdle race before crossing the hurdle while maintaining the pace. You need more Oxygen and force to jump over a hurdle. In case of a general problem, Oxygen can be the motivation and force can be the passion to achieve your goal.

It needs a strategic approach to cross any obstacle just like you need one to start anything new in life. Try and try again until you succeed. Do you remember when you were a child, you were unstoppable. You would keep on trying to get something done.

Let me explain it with an example :

You must have played video games. Video games generally have levels to succeed and get a limited number of life-lines. When you use all the life-line and get hit, the game is over. But do you ever give up there? No, nobody does that. You keep on coming back and start all over again to finish that game. This is because humans have this nature to cross hurdles. We feel tempted when we find something challenging. Hurdles are the opportunities to learn something new. In a video game you must have ever noticed that when you start over a game again from the first level, you finish that level in lesser time than your previous attempt. It happens because you have learned to cross that level due to your previous mistakes and practice. Crossing those hurdles persistently makes you more expert.

You can use this above-mentioned approach to every aspect of your life. Though I have explained about relationships in the other articles like Nurture every relationship with consciousness and Why don’t marriages work? still, if any problem occur you can use the same approach but using your heart in it.

About Author

Keiya Singh

Hi, I am Keiya Singh. I am an entrepreneur, spiritual seeker, writer, and life coach. I write to convey my own life experiences in the hope that it will help readers sail their voyage across. Life is a journey and we touch many people’s lives while moving on ahead. My purpose is to touch as many lives as I can touch through this blog. I will not suggest anyone be an ardent follower. But I would like to inspire you to find your own discoveries, your own path, your own individuality. Everyone can have different paths to reach the same destination. My effort is to help my readers to clear the obstacles during their personal voyage. Life is not the final destination. It is the journey which counts the most; so make sure that you have a hell of a thrill ride in this journey. At the end of the journey (i.e. death), you should feel “Ah what a ride”!

Previous Article The Purpose of Life – Demystified
Next Article Conscious living

Related Posts

  • Destructive words - Power of words

    The shocking revelation of destructive words you use daily

  • Organise your Mind

    Organize your mind to achieve anything in your life

  • 10_Deceiving_lies_that_you_tell_yourself

    10 Deceiving lies that you tell yourself

Leave a Reply

Cancel reply

Follow us on Social Media

Subscribe

Subscribe to our newsletter digest. Don't worry, we hate spam as much as you do.

Popular Posts

  • Meditation for Beginners
    Meditation for Beginners March 4, 2018 Spiritual Insights 7
  • Nurturing Relationship with Consciousness
    Nurture every relationship with consciousness July 11, 2018 Relationships 0
  • How to fight with Depression
    How to deal with Depression May 15, 2018 Self Improvement 0
  • Conscious living August 1, 2018 Spiritual Insights 1

Recent Posts

  • Destructive words - Power of words
    The shocking revelation of destructive words you use daily Keiya Singh November 26, 2019 Self Improvement
  • Organise your Mind
    Organize your mind to achieve anything in your life Keiya Singh September 27, 2019 Self Improvement
  • 10_Deceiving_lies_that_you_tell_yourself
    10 Deceiving lies that you tell yourself Keiya Singh July 28, 2019 Self Improvement
  • Relationships
    5 insights to make a relationship stronger Keiya Singh June 26, 2019 Relationships

Recent Comments

  • Jeffrey on Organize your mind to achieve anything in your life
  • Your Definite Way to Success – Life-n-smile on How to control emotions – The little known territory
  • How to control emotions – The little known territory – Life-n-smile on Conscious living
  • Mind and Love on 10 Deceiving lies that you tell yourself
  • Bri on Tips for meditation

Archives

  • November 2019
  • September 2019
  • July 2019
  • June 2019
  • April 2019
  • March 2019
  • February 2019
  • January 2019
  • December 2018
  • November 2018
  • October 2018
  • September 2018
  • August 2018
  • July 2018
  • June 2018
  • May 2018
  • March 2018
© Copyright 2018-2019. All rights reserved. Developed & Hosted by Akaal Creatives LLP.
  • Home
  • About Us
  • Contact Us