226: 2 Sneaky Goal Stealers

This Episode’s Main Points: There are 2 common things that steal people's chances at achieving their goals. Don't let them steal yours. Doubt Comfort You can take small simple steps to prevent them from stopping you from achieving your goals.    Helpful Resources/Links: Want To Reach Your Full Potential?3 Parts To Reaching Full Potential Follow me on Twitter:Nick Maizy Follow me on LinkedIn:Nick Maizy More material:NickMaizy.com   Show Notes: Do you want someone to sneak in during the middle of the night and steal your dreams away from you? Preventing you from ever experiencing the life you want? As scary as that sounds, it actually happens to some people. But, it won’t have to happen to you not after listening to this episode.    Having your dreams stolen sounds like one of the most terrible things that could happen. That’s exactly why I don’t want it to happen to you. Today, we’ll talk about 2 common factors that end up stealing people’s dreams. Not yours though, because it is relatively simple to guard yourself against these thieves. And once you know about them, they actually lose a lot of their power. You’ll just have to stay vigilant and maybe even recruit a friend to help call you out if you start to slip into letting your guard down.    By now you’ve got to be wondering what thieves I’m talking about.  Doubt  Doubt steals more dreams than failure ever will.  Doubt stops people from trying. Stops them from succeeding and prevents them from ever experiencing what they could. All just because of a little doubt.   What’s the source of doubt?  One major source of doubt can steam from fearing failure. Failing is no reason to doubt yourself, though. Listen to episode ‘224: Why You Should Stop Avoiding Failure’.   How to reduce doubt   Build belief!  Encourage yourself See past success.  Acknowledge even the smallest of progress. Take small steps to BIG goals.   Personal development can be the best way to stop doubt from stealing your goals. Comfort  That dangerous comfort zone traps people into not taking the action that could lead to the amazing life they want to live.    You can have comfort or growth. But, not both.    You can develop the habit of stepping out of your comfort zone, though. Yes, it’s still a little uncomfortable. But, you’re used to it. So, it’s not so bad.    How to stop conform from stopping you Build your WHY Become intentional Develop habits through small consistent steps.   Personal Development is the best way to stop comfort from stealing your goals. What you do is your choice. Small steps are easier than large leaps.