Conquering Life's Roadblocks

by Robb Sutton

Look…I wish I could tell you life was easy. I wish I could tell you that money changes everything and you will just be living the good life until you rest blissfully in the clouds. I wish all of that was true, but…the reality is…it isn’t. In life, we are going to be faced with roadblocks both personally and professionally. There are going to be those people that do not want to play by the rules, are only out for themselves and could care less about how their actions affect your life and what you are trying to accomplish.

As we go through life, our goal is to try to minimize these roadblocks and design our life so that we are not dependent upon other people. The more we are dependent, the more our livelihood is determined by someone else. They decide what you are worth…they decide how you spend your time…you are left to try to make the most out of a situation while living inside rules that someone else has set for you.

Other people setting the rules in your life is a huge roadblock to your success. In today’s economy, it is not uncommon to see layoffs, pay cuts and real monetary hardships. The gut reaction is to blame someone else. You want someone to point the finger at to take ownership of your pain and struggles. That person is the roadblock to what you want in life. If it wasn’t for them…everything would be fine.

I am here to tell you that you are the roadblock. Your faulty thinking of placing that blame on someone else is misguided. Your own thinking is blocking you from achieving a life that you have in your head. It is not the other guy…it is you. By focusing all of your mental capacity on why it is not your fault but the fault of someone else, you are using valuable mind real estate on something that is not productive.

This is your chance. This is your chance to step out of the ordinary and achieve something great. This is the kick in the ass that you need to conquer your own roadblocks in life. By changing your thought process and focusing on positive goals, you can end up with that ideal life. You can look back on today and say “that was the day everything changed for me”. Some of us need a drastic kick in the ass or roadblock to steer us off our boring life course. We need that shake up to really get things rolling.

With every roadblock…you are given a choice. Are you going to conquer the roadblock or just be another victim? And that is a choice only you can make…

Roadblock Image by Old Sarge

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6 comments

Ryan November 25, 2009 - 3:42 pm

Very true Robb. If there is an obstacle, you are choosing to create it. The blessing of being human is that you can choose to develop a blockage but you can also choose to release it.

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Mike Crimmins November 25, 2009 - 7:13 pm

Thanks, that really is the kick that I needed tonight.

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Robb Sutton November 25, 2009 - 10:10 pm

Sure thing! Mix that with some high octane coffee and you’ll be set!

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Brad Edgar November 25, 2009 - 9:23 pm

Yeah for real. It is always easy to blame someone else. It’s funny how often we blame other people without even realizing it.

Deep down inside somewhere we all know that it’s our responsibility to take action and nobody else.

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Robb Sutton November 25, 2009 - 10:10 pm

Being truthful with ourselves can be the most difficult part of the process. It much easier to transfer that blame. Once you take ownership of something…you are able to enact change.

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Bryan March 1, 2010 - 1:06 pm

I lost my job at the end of 2008 and have been working 1100 miles from my wife and three daughters since January 2009 (long story but we can’t sell our house and have a senior in high school). I’m trapped in a cubicle everyday and it kills me.

My salary is great, it pays the mortgage, but it doesn’t tuck my youngest into bed at night, take my oldest on college campus tours, or take care of my wife when she’s sick. ‘The Man’ doesn’t give one iota about how much time I’m spending with my family or if I’m wasting away in a cube.

If these weren’t enough reasons to want to change my life and take a detour I don’t know what is.

I’ve just got to figure out how to do it.

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