by Dan H.
Member since:
August 9, 2007

What Holds You Back?

March 14, 2008 06:27 PM UTC
views: 0 | comments: 34

Whether it be happiness, health, or anything else, we all have goals that we do not consistently work to achieve.  Whether it be that you want to quit smoking, lose weight, get a new job (or a raise), take on a new project, work on your car/home, or anything else, you have barriers (whether natural or artifically made) that hold you back.

 

So tell us, what are your goals and what seems to hold you back?

 

Further, what will you do to get beyond these barriers and work towards your goals?

Comments: 34

Vivian P. Mar 14, 2008, 6:38pm UTC
loose some more of this fat and been more active what holds me back and please do not take this the wrong way is William
Carolyn G. Mar 14, 2008, 6:39pm UTC
The only goal that matters to me is one I've had most of my life. I want to write books. I have a couple started, but I suffer from chronic insomnia (20 years and counting since I slept entirely through a night). As a result I have spent my life conserving energy for things like working and earning money. I'm retired now, though I'm still working full time anyway. This assignment, however, is over the end of the first week in June.

I'm hoping to use my brief time in the mornings when I actually feel human to work on the books. I have a plan. I have 4-5 books I want to write. One already has 21 chapters done. I'll just cross my fingers and trust it's enough.
Steph-in-NE ..... Mar 14, 2008, 6:40pm UTC
I think I have somewhat acheived my goal,, I want to be married and live in a house that we own,,since 20 yrs old to about 40 I live a hard and rough life,, that was my goal back then and this is where I am at now...
HEIDI F. Mar 14, 2008, 7:05pm UTC
i'm working on loosing weight and changing my diet. but the killer work out is rough and i have to keep telling myself not to quit.
Peter Joseph Swanson Mar 14, 2008, 7:09pm UTC
The lack of fans.
dee b. Mar 14, 2008, 7:13pm UTC
Although, I feel I haven't gone leaps and bounds in my life in the sense of achievements, I am content with much of what I have achieved, considering. However I do, have one goal, that I am determined to suceed at and its to refurbish this house I have bought. The only holdback is the almighty dollar. But, It is slowly getting there, and I do mean slowly. All and all I suppose I will just have to be patient.
Lack of support
Lack of regular cash flow!
Charlotte W. Mar 14, 2008, 8:07pm UTC
Deaths in the family. There's been too many lately...
Fran S. Mar 14, 2008, 8:08pm UTC
lack of inspiration, motivation, dedication, energy, luster, drive, all of it
Lou Anne L. Mar 14, 2008, 9:14pm UTC
timing and content...
Iusually dont have the funds to do something when I have the time to do it....
or the time when I have the means....
and although I am very creative and am told to work my hobbies...they usually dont gain me anything...but then I see someone else take the same idea and turn it into a gold mine.....
so I retired, downsized, and am working at learning to live a very very simple life..and took an easy job that does not stress me out....
but the pay sucks
I dont hink I am supposed to have money...at least not the easy way.....
Leigh M. Mar 14, 2008, 9:18pm UTC
I would love to loose some weight but being disabled is getting in the way. I don't walk well due to pain.
Patricia J. Mar 14, 2008, 9:53pm UTC
I need to lose weight and I watch my diet continuously. But I'm disabled and can't do a lot of the exercises I would like to do and that I think would help me lose.
Joan G. Mar 14, 2008, 10:00pm UTC
I want to make the world a better place than when I got here. I want to leave a legacy for our future generation. Naysayers and negative energy people get in my way when I choose to let them in my space!
Cindy S. Mar 14, 2008, 10:35pm UTC
When you THINK in lack, you will get lack; when you think you can't....you won't....and you won't have the inspiration/motivation to get what you desire. My thoughts have changed the way I look at life and have allowed me to start taking action to achieve my goals and passions....using hypnosis to visualize healthier ways of living and the end result of your goals.......the power of the subconscious mind is incredible when directed to the positive.....which allows for self-empowerment! I am smiling soooo much lately and things continue to fall into place as they are attracted....but you have to step-out of your self-induced box and take action....not just visualize and desire!
Cindy S. Mar 14, 2008, 10:36pm UTC
Good Question, Dan!
Deloris Wright Mar 14, 2008, 10:47pm UTC
I need to lose some weight. But if I walk my legs swell up and hurt.I have some equipment to use while I'am sitting.but they do not wark as well
Shannon R. Mar 14, 2008, 11:30pm UTC
I want a spotless house again but with two kids and trying to accomplish a million other things in life I dont have time to keep it as clean as I want it!
☆ Æ’åitÄ¥ ☆ Mar 15, 2008, 1:18am UTC
Here's a 10 and thanks for posting this to 'The Works'!
*Holly *. Mar 15, 2008, 1:59am UTC
Good article.. gonna have to think more on this.
Karen R. Mar 15, 2008, 3:29am UTC
I don't know what is holding me back from losing weight other than I really enjoy food. I have been yoyo dieting most of my life.
Ellen B. Mar 15, 2008, 5:10am UTC
Old limiting ways of thinking sometimes
Sharon P. Mar 15, 2008, 2:15pm UTC
At 66, and retired, my perspective is looking back. I met most of my goals, but getting crippled up young made me miss a couple. I did want to become a good dancer like my mother, but osteoarthritis by the time I was 20 halted half of that. I did dance, and even won some Jitterbug contests in my teens and 20s, but could have done much better.

I also never could drive a car. That was due to double vision, now corrected and Coordination problems.
brenda c. Mar 15, 2008, 3:08pm UTC
myself, can't put the blame anywhere else.
Sarah (I want points) Mar 15, 2008, 4:45pm UTC
I think we all hold ourselves back to some extent.
Audrey F. Mar 16, 2008, 11:33am UTC
I want to clear out my apartment of all the stuff I've kept that I never look at or use---books, papers, old bills and tax returns that I no longer have to hold on to, and many other kinds of stuff I've held onto because I thought, one day I might need that.
What holds me back is overwhelm. I have so much stuff stored away that when I think of starting to clear things out, I start to feel overwhelmed by the sheer enormity of the task.
Michelle M. Mar 16, 2008, 11:57am UTC
I think laziness holds me back sometimes. LOL
PEACEOWORK :) Mar 16, 2008, 3:26pm UTC
My problem is that I start things, and never finish them

They might be incredible things, but I lose interest and move on to something else.
Nyota *Star* Mar 16, 2008, 3:55pm UTC
money to sustain me while I write and self publish books. Space, wooden floor with sunlight and privacy in order to force myself to get back to working on my visual art. procuring a loft with both would help, I believe.
Sherrie H. Mar 16, 2008, 5:30pm UTC
My general health and weight hold me back. I have many goals, I'm very accomplished, and I'm a hard worker, but I just don't seem to have the energy to get as much done in a day as I used to.
Melissa L. Mar 16, 2008, 10:27pm UTC
I need to lose weight. Right now the only thing in my way is problems with the muscles in my legs. The doctors are looking at why they are bothering me so much when I do any kind of walking or standing.
Even with that in my way I am losing a little. Just not as much as I could be. In the past 2 months I have lost 20 pounds, if I could do more walking I could lose more.
Karolyn Q. Mar 23, 2008, 8:45pm UTC
Lack of inspiration for me at times.

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