What’s Stopping You?
Posted by Doug | Filed under Life Dev
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I stumbled upon a new site (new to me that is) which had an interesting post on ways of getting around roadblocks. No, not physical road blocks on the actual road but obstacles or circumstances that hold you up in life.
The site is called Life Dev and the post can be found here.
What I liked about the post is that it gives you 5 solid tips to help you get over these ‘roadblocks’. Tips such as;
- see the roadblock as an opportunity
- use it as an opportunity to get more creative
- engage others
- be willing to negotiate
- remain optimistic
Most of these are things we have heard before but the one tip that grabbed my attention was ‘be willing to negotiate’.
The author says, “When the roadblock is another person, the process may take a bit longer and it may be more challenging. You’ve not only got to arrive at a solution that is workable for you, but one that is also workable for the other person as well. You’ve got to negotiate.”
This stuck more as it is very much in line with the Success Intelligence approach put forward by Robert Holden in his book of the same name. Basically, you need to understand the other person, discover what their goals are and then be prepared to help them work toward their goals and also enlist them in helping you toward yours (even if that is only by removing the roadblock they currently present).
When you are prepared to negotiate, you can start to find areas in which you can work together, areas in which you may be able to compromise and also identify those areas in which no compromise can be made. As a result of which, bith of you are better able to progress.
So this article is well worth a read, especially if you are at a stage in your life where you feel you cannot move forward because you are being blocked by the ‘roadblocks’ in your way.
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