Success Barriers

The #1 BrainBlock To Avoid At All Costs

The #1 BrainBlock To Avoid At All Costs

The the other day I was in deep conversation with a friend who’s a business strategist, marketing guru and fellow podcaster. I was telling him about the vision for my soon to be released podcast, my goals and my struggles with creating the show.

He asked “What’s blocking you achieving all of your goals for the podcast?”

Immediately my head flooded with all the normal excuses and negative thought patterns -- I’m not good at talking, the title sucks, the theme is bad, it’s not clear, the headline needs to grab attention, my intro is weak, it won’t be good enough, people won't listen to it, i’m an impostor, and who would want to be on my show?

Finally, I stopped -- recognizing the ego based thoughts, paused and took a deep breath and said “Nothing. I just need more reps.”

After our conversation, I thought about it -- my perfectionist tendencies are getting in the way of me releasing the podcast. My desire to make things perfect is getting in the way of me releasing. If I expect my podcast to be the best thing in iTunes right out of the box, I’m setting myself up for failure and a long and painful journey.


In this article, you'll learn:

  • What's better: Quantity or Quality? The answer may surprise you. 
  • Why learning any new skill is frustrating and what you can do to speed up the process. 
  • The bodybuilding principle which describes all personal development growth. 
  • Why perfectionism is one of the most menacing brainblocks.
  • How you can become unstoppable.  

23 Ways To Rewire Your Brain To Overcome Fear, Self-Doubt And Resistance

23 Ways To Rewire Your Brain To Overcome Fear, Self-Doubt And Resistance

There are two types of people in this world...

  1. Those who conquer their fears.
  2. Those that get conquered by them.

This post is about the 2nd type of person...

In this post, you'll Learn:
1. How to get out of your head when you are nervous.
2. A simple hack to shutting off nervousness that you can do in 8 seconds. 
3. Why James Bond is NOT someone you want to idolize.

How To Solve Your Creative Problems And Come Up With Your Million Dollar Idea

How To Solve Your Creative Problems And Come Up With Your Million Dollar Idea

Do you ever get stuck on a creative problem?

Trying to come up with the next brilliant business idea that's going to change the world? Blah.
Want to put your personal spin on an existing idea so that you can make it fresh and new? Ick.
Writing ANOTHER article? Booooo.

It sucks. It's hard. It drives you mad. It makes you want to quit. 

Honestly... There are so many problems to solve and things to do, that you just want to take a nap. It would be so much easier to fall asleep and let all of your worries drift away.

But, when you wake up... Your creative problems are still there. Unsolved. Unanswered. Staring menacingly at your face and laughing at your creative incompetence.

How do we solve our creative problems? How do we come up with "the BIG Idea"? And how do we get past our mental blocks?

Whenever I get stuck, I remind myself of the story behind Napoleon Hill's Think and Grow Rich. 

5 Crazy Things You Can Do To Overcome Your Fear Of Rejection

5 Crazy Things You Can Do To Overcome Your Fear Of Rejection

 

This post is going to be very different than anything else I've put out. 

It's going to challenge you, push you, make you uncomfortable and hopefully inspire you. It starts with a story about dealing with success barriers and follows with 5 crazy things I did to overcome my fear of rejection. 

Some of them are obvious, others are downright silly and they all can help you (if you actually do them). 

My hope is that you can learn from my experience and complete at least one of the five challenges. If you do, I'd love to hear about your experience. You can either post in the comments section or send me a email.