Episode #7: Barriers to Success – What Barriers?

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I was going to skip posting today because I was supposed to be finishing up a research paper for a class that I am taking.  But I enjoy doing this so much, that I feel as though I am almost letting everyone down when I miss a post.  This feeling is what I want to talk about today.  It is something that you will only have if you love what you are doing.  I’ve written other blogs before, and I’ve worked on other things, but this is one thing that I just find fun and fulfilling. 

Why do I feel that way when I am creating content like this?  It’s because it is what I was designed for.  Sometimes there are barriers that keep us from doing the things that we are passionate about, and often they are not real (or unfounded).  On the other hand, sometimes they are very real and we need to find ways to remove those barriers.  Anyway, enough with being vague and onto my point.

What keeps us from achieving greatness?

There are three things that I believe keep us from doing what we love: fear, sloth, and impatience.  These vices are more prevalent than ever before in our society, and guess who they are plaguing the most – Catholics.  If you don’t believe me, I’ll explain why in the video below.  It’s not a motivational speech really, but more of an observation of just how horrible we Catholic are at what we do (sorry, but it’s true):

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWmjeF0YOxo[/youtube]

Topics covered:

• Fear, and how it holds 3 billion (1.2 Billion, thanks @MikeHaydon for the clarification [still a huge amount, though]) Catholics back.
• We want something for nothing.
• Even if we start something, we want instant results.
• If you don’t work hard, you will fail – every time.

achievement, achieving, evangelization, greatness, success