Most achievements worth obtaining come with a sacrifice on our part. The sacrifice being to overcome real barriers that are in our way. If it were easy, it really wouldn’t be much of an achievement at all.

Comprehending and analyzing the barriers in the way of meaningful achievement are tricky. Some barriers are entirely internal, born of our fear to even attempt to achieve. What we are afraid of becomes our truth. Other barriers are set before us by nature and the realities of the societies we live in. It is critical to understand the nuances of each if you want to overcome them.

To not be stopped, your desire to achieve must outwit and outlast each barrier. The more conscious and informed your effort, the more probable you will be to learn your way through. With little desire comes little effort. With great desire comes great effort.

Achievement is a choice. There will be barriers in the way of all great achievement. Come to understand what is stopping you and learn your way through. Not everything is attainable, but we will always be capable of improving, producing and contributing more from our more determined and disciplined desires. What’s stopping you?

“Brick walls are not there to keep us out, they are there to show us how much we want something.” — Randy Pausch —

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