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20Get Past What's Holding You Back

Life gives you baggage. You, me, and every other human on Earth carries baggage. The important thing is to check your bags just like you do at the airport; then hop on the plane for your destination. Unlike flying, you'll be fine if the baggage of your past gets lost!

Too many people use their past to justify their present and dictate their future.

What Is Holding You Back?

Most people's biggest stumbling block lies in their past. Things that happened decades ago still haunt the individual today.

Are you allowing items from your past to justify your present? Worse yet, dictate your future?

Specifically, name a few things from your past you've struggled to get over. Don't be ashamed. This is cathartic. Acknowledging your personal baggage will make you stronger.

What items from your past do you allow to hold you back?

 

 

 

I'll help you out here and give you some things that have held me back professionally and personally.

1. I have a chip on my shoulder and a hot temper. This comes from upbringing, birth order, and being a rebellious farm boy of modest means.
2. I'm not a “forgive and forget” kind of person. When I've been wronged, it sticks with me and occupies space in my head.
3. My mother was a negative person who attempted to instill negativity in others. My dark side occasionally wants to have its way.

I know this is an uncomfortable exercise. Growth is uncomfortable. By the end of this chapter, you will be better able to identify what ...