16 Reasons You Are Not Where You want To Be

Do you sometimes wonder why you are not
successful yet ? Does it disturb you that you are
not yet where you want to be by now? I am sure
I’ve got some answers for you.
Here are 16 reasons you are not yet were you
want to be;
You Haven’t Really Decided Yet: Deciding
where you would rather be is the first step to
getting there. If you cannot define where you
want to be, then it doesn’t matter if you remain
where you are. When you know where you are
going, it is easier to recognize the opportunities
that will take you there.
You Have No Goals To Get You There: Goals
are blue prints to your desired future. Is not
enough to know where you will rather be; how
to get there is equally important too. Goals help
you stay on course and focus on what matters.
Without goals you are likely going to drift and
wander through life and end up achieving little
or nothing.
You Don’t Believe In Yourself: If you do not
believe you can, you will never make any
reasonable step towards your goals. Many judge
their abilities base on the opinion of others.
Discover your strengths and take pride in them.
Whatever you chose to believe about yourself
affect your performance
You Have Allowed Fear To Paralyze You: It
could be fear of failure, fear of perfection or any
other kind of fear. The smart way to deal with
you fears is to take a bold step forward. When
you just focus on them, they seem to magnify
beyond proportion. However, when you face
your fears and doubts, new worlds will open to
you.
You Act Without Thinking: Some people often
act on impulse the moment an idea hits their
mind without thinking it through. Acting without
thinking easily leads to disappointment and
frustration. Someone described the idea of
acting without thinking as shooting without
aiming. And that’s true. So next time you want to
act think it through first. If it is worth it, give it
your hardest hit.
You Think Without Acting: While some act
without thinking, others think without acting.
Both will give you the same result – keeping you
where you are. You may be good in churning out
good ideas like an idea factory but if you do not
act on those ideas, it makes no difference. Learn
to work on your ideas, refine them and act on
them.
You Are Not Willing to Start Small: Great
things start small. I believe you’ve heard that.
Don’t wait to start big. A journey of a thousand
mile begins with a step. Start with what you have
where you are and there is no telling how far
you can go. Learn to start small and go on to
make a big difference.
You Are Waiting For The Perfect Time: If you
fall in this category, here’s a lesson for you from
the wisest man that ever lived, “He who observes
the wind and waits for all conditions to be
favourable will not sow, and he who regards the
clouds will not reap.” The truth is there is
practically no perfect time so if you keep waiting
for it. You are going to wait till the end of your
life. And guess what? You still won’t find it!
You’ve Not Learnt What You Need To Learn:
Never run from what you know you need to
learn. To attain a new level, you require a
corresponding knowledge. Often times what
keep us stagnant is ignorance. When you know
what you are supposed to know, you will likely
do what you are supposed to do. Take time
identify and learn what you need to learn and
your world will change rapidly.
You Still Love Your Comfort Zone: For
whatever we desire in life there is a certain risk
and price to pay. You must have heard that if
you want what you have never achieved before,
you have to do something you have never done.
That’s simply the way it is. If you want it bad
enough, step out of your comfort zone and pay
the dues. Stop playing safe; you never can tell
how far you can go until you try.
You Are A Quitter: Many of us lack patience.
Learn not to quit too soon. Give your dreams
time to materialize. Those who quit never knew
how close they were to achieving their dreams.
Every successful story I have heard was dotted
with pains, failures, challenges etc. What if they
had quit? Once you are convinced it’s what you
want, hang on till it becomes a reality.
You Are Imitating Someone Else: It pays more
to be YOU. Real success favours originals; stop
competing with and imitating others. You may
have some weaknesses; we all do. Keep
working to be the best you can be. Imitation
is only limitation.
You Are Still Holding On To Your Past: We are
likely not going to make any meaningful step
forward if we still hold on to our pasts. Many are
good in using their memories more than their
imaginations. Your memory favours your past,
your imagination favours your future. Holding
on to past hurts makes the future look dim and
cripples meaningful steps towards it.
You Are Still Playing The Blame Game: Many
are good in blaming situations, circumstances
and people for whatever goes wrong in their life.
Well, you are likely going to remain where you
are until you learn to take responsibility for your
life. Nobody else determines what happens in
your life but you. The earlier you accept that the
better.
You Lack Discipline: Nothing worthwhile is
ever achieved without discipline. You certainly
lack discipline if you allow irrelevant things to
waste your time, get you distracted and derailed
from your major aim. You must learn to manage
your time and stay focused in achieving your
goals.
Time And Chance Happens To Them All: You
may have not been guilty of all these points I
mentioned above. You’re sure you have followed
every success principle you know of and it
seems you are not there yet. Well, all I can say is
HOLD ON a bit more! It is not over yet (I am
trying not to sound like a preacher). There’s a
season and time that makes it all beautiful. Wait
for it. It could just be one more step, one more
opportunity. You never can tell. We all won’t get
there the same time and yours could be next in
line.