This article condenses negative thoughts and beliefs into three common habits that can prevent success. If you’ve ever felt held back by something and just can’t find the answer, it may be that the core problem is a negative habit. So many of us wish we could achieve our goals or find personal success, but never make a plan or we find ourselves set back by failure.
The three habits that can hold us back? Our self-defeating beliefs, lack of discipline, and being haphazard in our goals. I think lack of perseverance and an inability to self-motivate are also key issues that prevent people from moving forward, particularly when it comes to things that require practice.
In writing, getting your ideas down on paper for a book or an article is the first hurdle.
Often during the writing process people give up on a project they’re so close to completing because of doubt and discouragement. When I work with clients as a writing coach, I help them to move through doubt, and to write anyway. Sometimes persevering and writing a lousy first draft is a practice that helps motivate a writer to keep moving through the layout of a draft into a final manuscript or a proposal for a really great book. Giving up too soon because you cant see your way to a finished product is a habit that can be changed. Working through your doubt is a skill and can lead to success.
What other habits might be holding you back, and which ones do you need help with to move toward success and reach your goals?
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