Overcoming challenges is inevitable in life. No matter how much you try to avoid it, they will eventually come knocking at your door. Sometimes, these challenges can be really stressful and disheartening.
When this happens, the last thing you want to do is keep pushing forward — after all, the road ahead isn’t always going to be easy. Fortunately, there are ways to help you push through those difficult moments and continue toward your goals.
What if you could harness the power of overcoming? Instead of letting these moments hold you back from reaching your full potential, why not use them as an opportunity to grow and improve yourself as a person?
7 Ways to motivate you through difficult moments and continue toward your goals
1. Reinventing yourself for achievement
One of the best ways to help you push through difficult moments is by reinventing yourself and your identity. Take a moment and think about what your goals are for the future.
What do you want to see happen? How can you make that happen? Keep these questions in mind when going through tough times and remember that they’re just obstacles in your way to reaching your goals.
If you can keep this goal at the forefront of your mind, it will help steer you in the right direction. If you can take all those thoughts, feelings, and emotions that come with trying to overcome challenges and use them as fuel for achievement, you’ll be able to get ahead of the game. The power of overcoming is always around us — we just have to harness it!
2. Recognizing barriers and opportunities
Recognizing barriers and opportunities is a key part of any person’s success. Identifying potential obstacles that could arise, as well as opportunities for growth, can help you adapt to changing conditions and maximize efficiency. The ability to recognize barriers and opportunities can be the difference between thriving or becoming stagnant, so it’s essential for you to be able to spot them.
The first step in overcoming barriers is being aware of them in the first place. It’s important for you to take a hard look at your own procedures and processes before assessing your external environment. Doing so allows you to identify weaknesses within your own routines or mindset that may become an obstacle down the line.
3. Identifying goals
First, identify what you want to achieve. What are your goals for the future? Think big! Are you looking to quit your job and start your own business? Do you want to improve your health or live a happier life? What do you hope and dream of in the future? Then, figure out what obstacles will stand in your way of achieving these goals. These are the barriers that might be holding you back from success.
When it comes to overcoming challenges, it’s important to not just focus on the obstacle itself but the mindset behind overcoming it. If someone is trying to lose weight but gives up when they have a difficult time losing half a kilogram per week, they’ll still be struggling with their weight in six months.
Adjusting your mindset and working on ways to overcome these challenges will help you achieve your goal faster.
4. Developing a strategy
First, you need to develop a strategy. This may seem like an easy task, but in reality, it’s not always easy to do. You have to think about what challenges might come up and plan for them accordingly so that you can make sure your strategy is sound. For example, if you’re trying to achieve a certain goal, consider the obstacles that could get in the way of achieving that goal both external to you and within you. Then, try to figure out how you can overcome each one by coming up with a great strategy for each one. Once you have a strategy in place, use it as motivation for yourself. Whether it’s figuring out how you can create more time for yourself or finding ways to avoid mistakes before they happen, having a strategy will help keep your mind focused on what needs to happen next. It also helps motivate you when things get difficult or when challenges arise because then you know there is something at stake.
Often this is where people get stuck and look for external input from a professional. Many clients book in to see me when they have identified their barriers and feel helpless in figuring out how to overcome them. Or they have started executing their strategy and it hasn’t worked out in quite the way they thought it would.
5. Reevaluating progress
When you find yourself in a situation where you feel like things are not going as planned, it is important to take the time to reevaluate what has been accomplished and determine how you can change your approach. This is not an easy thing to do, but it is important because it allows you to gain a more realistic perspective of your situation. This step is critical when struggling with something that feels out of control. There may be some things that have happened that are outside of your sphere of influence or scope which you cannot change. However, if you spend some time thinking about what changes could be made and what new opportunities exist in order to achieve your goal or end up at the desired outcome, then you will recognize the importance of taking action once again.
6. Building self-confidence by overcoming challenges
You know that moment when you’re working hard, trying your best and everything seems to be going well? It’s that feeling of accomplishment. This can happen in any number of ways — whether it’s winning a game or finishing a marathon, meeting that hard-to-reach work KPI or learning a new skill. As time goes on and you become more accomplished however, these moments become more and more rare.
The constant stress of everyday life starts to take its toll and things seem to start slipping away from you. In order to avoid this slip-slide decline into mediocrity you need to find a way to build up your self-confidence. How can you do this? One way is to continue building on the accomplishments you have already tackled. For example, if you just completed a marathon and want to keep running, don’t stop with one marathon. You can set bigger goals for yourself like doing two marathons in a month or three marathons in six months. And you don’t need an event to do it.
A client of mine had a goal to run a half-marathon. and he trained for four months and when the day came for him to run his marathon his friends supported him at various checkpoints around the city. He achieved his goal of running a half marathon without needing an event. Choosing challenges for yourself where you will still feel excited about your accomplishments but not overwhelming enough where they’re too difficult for you as well, is key to enjoying a sense of accomplishment.
Use overcoming challenges as something positive rather than negative by framing them as opportunities for growth instead of obstacles that hold you back from being successful at what you want to accomplish.
7. Overcoming fear, failure, and emptiness
Sometimes people will say that overcoming challenges can be really intimidating. That’s why you may feel a little bit scared or even hopeless when you’re faced with a challenge.
When this happens, it’s important to remember that these moments are opportunities for growth — not obstacles to be overcome. Oftentimes, these moments of fear are the result of the emptiness that comes from a lack of self-worth that we see within ourselves. This feeling is an indication that we haven’t taken the time to invest in our own mental development and personal growth.
Fear, failure, and emptiness can be daunting barriers that can block you from becoming your best self, if you let it. However, it is possible to break through any of these barriers with strength and perseverance. The first step to overcoming fear is identifying the source of your anxiety and understanding that you are capable of overcoming it. While it might be difficult to confront your fears head-on, knowing how to manage them will help you take control of the situation.
Failure can also be a barrier in life but needs to be viewed as an opportunity for personal growth instead. Accepting the mistakes, you make space for self-reflection on how those experiences have shaped you into the person you are today. Acknowledge what went wrong and use it as motivation to move forward in order to learn from your past mistakes and to prevent future ones.
Harnessing the power of overcoming barriers is an invaluable skill that can help you reach your goals and amplify your success. It is a concept that requires dedication, a positive attitude, and most importantly, the willingness to be brave. We all face obstacles and problems in our lives, but overcoming them helps us grow as people and leads to greater success.
Understanding that we have the power to overcome any obstacle can give us a sense of control over our lives. This mindset allows us to approach any situation with confidence and determination. To successfully overcome barriers, it’s essential to recognize what you are capable of achieving despite any challenges you may face. By breaking down barriers into smaller steps, those goals become achievable and more manageable. This can lead to increased self-esteem which further encourages progress towards your goal or objective.
If all of this sounds scary and you’d like some assistance, book a confidential call with me and we can explore how you can transform without terrifying yourself. Often people seek out professional help when they don’t know what changes to make or the prospect of making a necessary change is too scary – that’s what psychotherapists, counsellors and coaches are for!
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