Bob Baker's Book Promotion & Marketing Blog: The #1 Thing That Keeps You From Reaching Your Goals

I posted this question on Facebook, Twitter, and other social networking sites this week and got a flood of great responses.

Below you'll find a summary of the top reasons that authors (as well as musicians and other creative people) cite for falling short of their goals and not making as much progress as they desire.

Recognize any of them?

Lack of time
Lack of money
Lack of confidence
Self-sabotage
Not setting goals to begin with
Not planning well enough
Procrastination
Having too many goals
Not prioritizing my goals
Spreading myself too thin
Lame but convenient excuses
Popular trends not going my way
Not knowing where to start
My day job
Not putting what I know into action
The government and its stupid rules
Setting really BIG goals
Perfectionism
Fear of failure
Not knowing how to raise things to the next level
Clutter
Me, Myself, My own mind
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If I missed something, please add your own obstacles in the Comments section below. Also leave some extra thoughts on what holds you back, along with any tips you have to overcome these hurdles.

I'll post my own ways of conquering these personal demons in future blog posts, and may even turn this into an ebook some day.

-Bob

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