If You’re Not Moving Forward…

I met with somebody yesterday. They’ve got one book on sale, are working on another, have their own business, yet they’re stuck. They don’t know where to go next as every time they think about it they get scared and do nothing… Time and time again I speak with people who on the surface have it all, yet something is missing.

Yes there’s a time to just carry on, to assimilate what you’ve learned and just enjoy being the person you’ve grown into. Do that for too long though and you might just find yourself going backwards!

So I guess what I’m talking about is giving yourself nudges (or maybe sometimes downright pushes!) to keep moving forward. Everybody has heard of the ‘comfort zone’. Where are you in yours? Smack in the centre, or near the edge where you keep pushing that comfort circle so it gets bigger…

When you have fresh baked bread it tastes great on the first day. But if you wanted to eat that a year later it might not taste so good. In the same way, if we don’t keep learning and growing in some way, we too get stale.

This is NOT about not enjoying the present because you’re looking forward – simply making sure that you are moving forward in some way or form…

What Holds People Back?
· A lack of clarity – not knowing where to go next. In my experience this is usually more about fears or blocks being like a fog or cloud that stops people seeing (or admitting to themselves!) what they really want. Often people who feel a lack of motivation or call themselves lazy are really feeling this.
· Fears or blocks – fear of failure, success, rejection, judgment, conflict, etc.
· Holding back for other people’s sake. Which in the longer term tends to be counter-productive as if you’re not growing then you are less likely to be happy. If you’re not happy then the relationship is likely to get stale too.
· Not knowing. The person I met yesterday has done lots of personal development and spiritual growth yet didn’t know what was holding them back. So they couldn’t use any of their usual tools or techniques to help them move forward.

If any of the above is resonating with you, then you might like to get in touch for a brief initial chat on 07766 917890 or una@BusinessPioneersProfit.com

Whatever you decide to do, do make sure to stop and take a look around every now and then and ask yourself, are you moving forward, standing still or sliding backwards?

Love light and laughter

Una