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Tip 9 - Overcoming barriers to success and happiness
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Everyone’s situation is different from everyone else’s and so the ‘one size fits all’ approach to dealing with challenges rarely works. If we take a metaphorical approach it is possible to fit a situation into something quite general. Then by examining the solutions to a general problem a specific solution can be generated.
So, as an example, imagine you are on a journey to achieving your goals. Whatever walk of life we are in and whether or not we have a business to run, or a job to do, we all have daily challenges and sometimes hit our own personal brick walls.
Dealing with those brick walls in ways most appropriate to the circumstances is important, since walls are generally built for a very good reason. They may be there to keep danger out, or to keep something in. Other times it’s just to mark a boundary or a screen for something.
So it can be important to understand why a wall exists in the first place. Once the purpose of the brick wall is known then it is possible to decide whether it is a useful or an unuseful wall.
If it’s useful then it may need some modifying: painting or decorating, shoring up or extending.
If it’s not useful then there are many strategies available to deal with it. You can probably think of some, here’s a list of possibilities:
- Dismantle it brick by brick
- Knock down the wall in one fell swoop
- Find an opening or make a hole
- Install a window
- Install a door
- Climb over it
- Fly over it
- Go around it
- Tunnel under it
- Shrink it
- Erode it away
- Transform it
- Use it as a stepping stone
- Move it
- Bury it
Whichever way it is explored, finding and developing better options is the objective. How do these solutions relate to any obstacles in your path?
There are many other metaphors to do with difficulties in achieving goals. Here are some more examples:
- Following the wrong path in the forest
- Travelling over rough terrain or trudging along a muddy path
- Having too much weight to carry
- Being tethered to something
- Being on a treadmill
- In a vehicle running out of fuel
Finding out how a challenge relates to a general problem, then solving the general problem and applying it to a specific case can be tricky for an individual.