When there's something you really want, it can sometimes be the hardest thing to pursue. It might be a dream career, a person you're wildly attracted to or excellent health, but you find yourself not going after it and even pushing it away or avoiding it.

Unfortunately, this happens to many people, and they end up living without ever pursuing the things they really wanted. This is tragic, because (in my view) the purpose of life is to go after and achieve your dreams.

This came up for me recently as I considered starting a new business, one that’s completely aligned with the work I’ve always wanted to do. And I resisted. So I thought about what was going on. I’ve seen this before with other people and with many of my clients.

I identified 5 reasons why it’s so hard to pursue things you really want, and provide actionable tips on how to overcome these roadblocks so you can pursue your dreams.

Episode highlights:

Why the fear of failure is greatest with things most important to you
How the negative ways we interpret failure stop us
The one fear that stops many people (and they don't even know it's happening)
Techniques for getting past your fear
The many rewards of taking risks to go after what you want

Quote by Mark Twain: "Twenty years from now, you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do, so throw off the bowlines, sail away from safe harbor, catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore, Dream, Discover."

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