Hello again brodies and beauties! When it comes to achieving our goals, we often see multiple external factors, specifically other the people, holding us back. Sometimes it's the naysayers in our families and circles of friends. Sometimes it may be the industry gatekeepers who tell us our work isn't up to par. Sometimes it's the person next to us who has a similar goal and we view them as competition. Sometimes what is holding us back from achieving our goals is all of these things. But oftentimes it's none of them.
The goals we set for ourselves, our vision, come from within, just as the limitations we put on ourselves do. Every vision we have is attainable because if we can see it, we can achieve it. It is only a matter of using the skills and resources we have to make a way forward.
While it is true that other people may become obstacles on the path forward, it's also true that we are capable of overcoming any obstacle in any form if we desire something enough. A running back can charge into an endzone for several yards with three defenders clinging to him to score that winning touchdown on the football field. A man with only 50 cents to his name one day can become a multimillionaire within a few years.
Everything we envision can be done, in spite of the external factors if we just keep believing we can have/be better. Outdoing our past and current selves, reaching our next personal best and figuring out what we already have to obtain what we want is all it takes! It all starts from our mindset and what we do. The external competition doesn't matter.