Hisham Sarwar
Throughout life the day you are born, you evolve, learn, and experiment. That is the way you improve your own self and attempt to realize your desires and goals. You chose the path in which you attempt to fulfill your aims. Based on the knowledge that you acquire, you manage to advance in your life. But occasionally you come against situations where you feel stuck. You suddenly feel blocked and unable to find a way to fix that situation. These are the mental blocks that come as a nightmare when you want to succeed in life.
These mental blocks are set up by your unconsciousness and can easily cripple your best intentions to succeed. You need to recognize these mental blocks and overcome them in order to go on successfully with your life:
Thinking your ability is limited:
When you say “I can’t” for performing a task, you limit your ability by creating a mental block yourself. This makes you feel powerless and it deepens your believe that you are unable to proceed with a task. When you try for achieving your goals, try to make them as real as you can. Have a firm belief that no matter you fail every time; you will gain more knowledge that will help you solve problems on a higher level.
Being afraid of asking for help:
When you get stuck with your problems you often don’t consider asking for help from the people who stay around you most of the time. You are afraid to ask for help because you think it makes you weaker. But when you ask for help, you find a better way to cope with the challenges. So, ask your family and friends when you need help and surely you will come up with a much better way to deal with issues.
Not paying attention to diet:
Your diet plays a very important role in making you think and act the right way. If you are not mentally or physically fit, you get frustrated easily. Therefore, stay hydrated and eat healthy food to be able to stay active.
Not getting enough sleep:
Sleep deprivation can create mental blocks unknowingly and makes your mind dull even when you don’t do any work. Studies have claimed that everyone must get at least eight hours of sleep and it will help their body to function properly.
Avoiding breaks:
Many people think that taking breaks can waste their time. But when you don’t take breaks for long, you get frustrated and fail to figure out a way out of a problem. Take smaller breaks even for ten minutes and walk away from a situation. Close your eyes and massage your face and neck muscles with a slight pressure of your hands. It will help relax your muscles and will reset your entire mindset.
Getting angry:
The hardest mental block to overcome in any situation is anger. It makes you disconnected from your ability to make the smart decisions and can hurt you emotionally as well as physically. This makes your mental blocks even stronger and you fail to succeed in life. Stay calm no matter what difficulty you are faced with but if you do get angry, leave the place and try to cool yourself down. Once you feel you are capable of thinking clearly then you can proceed with your decision.
Mental blocks are created by your own self and they are nothing then a cloud of smoke. But these mental blocks can prevent you from progressing in your career or development. Therefore, it is important to understand the root of a mental block and make an effort to overcome them.
