“Real obstacles don’t take you in circles.
They can be overcome.
Invented ones are like a maze.”
– Barbara Sher

If you’re still struggling with a problem or issue that has plagued you for months or more, most likely the problem is basically all in your head. When we are anticipating what more could go wrong or come up, we just invent problems. If we have to search endlessly for the key to success, perhaps our goal is mis-formulated in the first place, or perhaps there’s nothing really preventing us from plunging forward except for that primordial foe: Fear. If we reclaim the time and energy we spend fighting imaginary demons and consciously focus it on true potentials, we can’t stay stuck for long.

“Real obstacles don’t take you in circles.
They can be overcome.
Invented ones are like a maze.”
– Barbara Sher

If you’re still struggling with a problem or issue that has plagued you for months or more, most likely the problem is basically all in your head. When we are anticipating what more could go wrong or come up, we just invent problems. If we have to search endlessly for the key to success, perhaps our goal is mis-formulated in the first place, or perhaps there’s nothing really preventing us from plunging forward except for that primordial foe: Fear. If we reclaim the time and energy we spend fighting imaginary demons and consciously focus it on true potentials, we can’t stay stuck for long.