7 mental roadblocks that undermine your success...

Sometimes, just when things are getting good, we start dropping all the successful actions we were doing that created the goodness. Here are seven ways we can trip over our own psychological feet:

1. Procrastination: Begin by ascertaining exactly what "the last minute" is for a given project. A big project will generate many tasks that can, of course, be done the night before, but there are even more that can't. Learn to identify each type.
2. Loose fact-itis: This syndrome involves cooking up a "fact" to bolster one's position. Usually it's just wishful thinking stated as fact, or an actual fact that is out of context, such as, "I got the house painting done," when it was actually just the first coat.
3. Hardness of listening: It's easy to miss the forest for the trees sometimes by making assumptions about the information coming to you. Generalizing inappropriately --such as "all teenagers have nothing to say"--can end up isolating you, cutting you off from potentially valuable information.
4. Under-truthfulness: Related to loose fact-itis, but has more to do with denial of reality. Be aware of any "sales pitches" you're putting out in lieu of reality.
5. Over-truthfulness: Truth is like chocolate: A little is a pleasure; too much can be lethal. Context is the message. Negative, discouraging realities put in an overall context can keep things from getting depressing: "Today was a bad day. Let's make it better tomorrow."
6. Rampant distemper: Grumpiness--for whatever personal justification--is the perfect way to bum out everyone around you, and slam on the brakes of progress. Learn to perfect that inner smile, and let that speak for you. It's contagious!
7. Bad credit/blame management: As a rule of thumb, attempt to receive no more than 70 percent of the credit that's due you. Give away the rest. And, don't allow others to take the blame for your misdeeds. It lowers self-esteem (both ways), and creates resentment.

Of course, in our most lucid moments the crystal clear conclusion is that Love and loving attitudes never fail as a success strategy. All the above points come from a space of love and nurturing. As the song goes, "Love yourself and the world will love you back." REFERENCE ARTICLE