I have noticed a tendency among people that is a little bit frightening. It is a tendency that makes any goal difficult to achieve if not all-together impossible. Here are some examples of that tendency:
• A man wants to have a happy and successful marriage, but enjoys a final fling at his bachelor party the night before the wedding.
• A woman wants to lose weight and so she hits the treadmill after she finishes off a chocolate bar.
• A couple want to be more secure financially but they buy the big screen TV on credit and then make a budget to live on.
• A student wants a good grade in a class but puts off studying until the night before finals.
I could go on and on with examples. Instead, let me let you in on an obvious, yet well-ignored secret:
Your chances of winning any race are significantly greater if you don't shoot yourself in the foot right before you start running!
We have the incredible ability to adapt to challenges and overcome them. What I don't understand is our tendency to make a challenge more challenging than it needs to be through self-sabotage. Do you do that?
Take a look at your goals and dreams and take a good hard look at what you did, and may very well be doing still, which is holding you back from achieving all you ever wanted. Take responsibility for your failure and make the decision to stop failing and start succeeding. Do this and you will sprint across the finish line rather than collapse upon it!
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