By declaring your goal, whatever it may be, you are taking the first step toward achieving it. Taking that first step is a good start. But, the very instant you make the decision and take the step, something is going to come up – a challenge that you will likely need to face. It could be a fear, an obstacle, or an external challenge or circumstance you didn’t foresee. When fears, obstacles and circumstances arise, it’s easy to go into panic mode and contract and retreat. If you do this, you will end up feeling like you’ve tried and failed. And when you feel like that, you’re actually worse off than when you started. In addition to not achieving the goal that you wanted, you’re also left feeling bad about yourself. Here’s something truly valuable you need to learn about change. It’s so important to grow bigger than your obstacles or unwanted circumstances. This is what people who are consistently successful do. They take the step. They still experience the obstacle, fear or external circumstance that comes up. But, instead of shrinking, successful people make a decision. They choose to grow bigger than their problems. They expand - and the solution becomes visible. Richard Branson, a hugely successful businessman who is admired by many, went through this scenario early in his career. He found a loophole where he didn’t have to pay taxes on the store he owned – or so he thought. He ended being fined an enormous sum of money, with his only options being to pay his fine or go to prison. Branson made what appeared to be a crazy decision. His solution was to open another store to make more revenue to pay his fines. In that instant, he chose to grow bigger than his problem. That is partly what makes him such a successful businessman, and such a tremendous contributor to society on a global scale. To make an impact like that, you have to learn to be comfortable with managing your fears and challenges. When you encounter an obstacle, grow bigger than the problem. When you learn to do this, nothing is out of your reach. When obstacles and challenges and fear come into play, you need to find new ways to handle them. Ask yourself, “What do I need to learn? What do I need to do differently in order to fully step into my new life?” The instant you do, the solutions will become visible. They may well have been there all along, but you couldn’t see them before. As you grow bigger than your problems, new opportunities will appear because you are doing things differently.
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