What Holds us Back is a Question that Needs to be Answered

We all have talents. Some do not even know that they have them. While some are responsible to help us discover them some play the opposite role. Having said that it is still possible to search for them on our own and then work on them. The truth of the matter is sometimes we are our own enemies. Our lethargy, lack of ambition, or may be even bad health can come in the way of our being able to exploit our plus points.

Once we know what holds us back the next step would be to try and overcome whatever holds us back. I tend to procrastinate and that is my undoing.

There is another thing about tapping our own resources. We always have a tendency to depend on others although we could a better job of it.

The biggest enemy however is our background. When we grow up and if someone else gets all the praises that situation gets etched in our memory that we are no good. But when one gets an opportunity to think for oneself it is necessary that an analysis is made on the circumstances that led to that scenario.

I remember an instance when one of my siblings always got the worst in the family as the one older to her grabbed all attention. There was a maths class at which the teacher was stumped in solving a problem. My sister got interested and raised her hand saying that she could try. Try she did and the problem was solved.  That was a turning point in her life and her classmates started coming to her with problems.

We need to search for such triggers too that can open up the real us. Everyone has some kind of talent and that only needs to be tapped.

I did not know I was good in flower arrangements and one fine day a friend complimented me on one arrangement that i had created. That gave me confidence which led me to having a flower arrangements exhibition of my own.

Have you optimised your resources? Have you found out what keeps you back?  Once you get the answer that is just the beginning.