What is your biggest mental block?

I would say that my biggest mental block is being creative.
I feel that I should be creative but when I try to do something
in a unique was, I get a brain cramp.

for me it is creativity. I have always struggled with coming up with new ideas but I am working on that.

My biggest mental block is surfing to other websites. I really do believe I might have ADD (if that really exists). But, when I actually make a list, I tend to get a lot done. So, I believe from now on every day, the very last item on my list will be. "Make a list for tomorrow." Wow. Can't believe I just though of that now. Thanks for the thread!

Im my opinion one of the biggest things that holds people back is focus.

Yes, if you are not a creative, then either hire someone or JV with someone who is.

But being able to stay focused... "keep your eyes on the prize" so to speak and keep making movement forward every day.

Mine is staying focused. I've been guilty in the past of chasing "shiny objects" as they come around, and it has done nothing but hold me back from becoming as successful as I know I can be. I have an acrostic taped to my desk which helps me remember what focus is all about. Maybe this can help you too.

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Sex drive.

I would totally buy a course that helps you reconcile a high sex drive with productivity. I've looked for such a product, but cannot find anything.

My biggest mental block is staying focus and fear of failure

Definitely FOCUS! I am doing IM part time right now so what precious time I do get to spend it is not always the highest value activity that I am working on. Plus I am easily distracted as this work is usually at the end of a long day. I am going to try to set aside time in the mornings on the weekends to do work when I am in a different place with energy.

Nervousness about whether others will get my creative ideas or not. Or whether it will work as i planned or not.

Distractions are my biggest road block (though I would not call it a mental block). So I try to block out everything that is not work related and push through. I don't handle any business that is related to a personal matter. No Facebook. No personal calls. No texts to friends/family during the time that I'm working. This helps me focus and get the job done.

Lack of perseverance would have to be mine. It takes time to make money online. There's no "money button" and thats just the fact of it. Results take time and if you quit before the results you are seeking come through, you lose.

For me it is creativity and taking too many risk is my main mental block and I always lack in these two.

Creativity and Consistency are my biggest metal blocks.

I would say my biggest mental block is lack of knowledge.

The feeling that i have no place to add my input simply because I'm not as knowledgeable as the next man

This will then lead to other mental blocks mentioned on this post.

for me it would be criticism from others. I guess I'm just the type to feel really down when I get criticisms but I'm working on it. I mean, criticisms should make you learn, not dig your own grave of misery.

Probably confidence!
I'm a "newbie" and SOMETIMES I think how am I going to make a living doing this!
At this point, Ive quit my "good" corporate job to pursue this, so it WILL work!

My biggest mental block was 'belief' and this leads to having a poor mindset.

I took longer than the average person to start seeing the results that I thought I deserved but that was because of a 'poor' belief in my self.

If you lack belief in yourself, all of the other points that you said above will be out of whack.

Ask yourself this...

If you knew it in your heart (without a shadow of doubt) that you could succeed no matter what you needed to do and create your ticket to 'freedom' for life, would you:

1- Take Action?

2- Stay Focused?

3- Be Consistent?

Of course you would unless you are too lazy and willing to 'settle' for the life that you already have.

The great majority of people who fail in IM fail because of this one problem...

They lose the excitement needed (fuel or inspiration) not too long after they started some kind of project online and 'Quit' because they lose the 'belief' in themselves.

Then what happens next?

Maybe some of us go onto other projects hoping that 'new' thing will work out (I know I did that many times) and it doesn't because of the same reoccurring problem...

Belief in one's self.

And that is why I work on myself more than any project or venture with personal development material (in my downtime).

No matter how successful we become, the 'mind' will keep coming up with the usual BS reasons why we can't do something.

Sometimes you will hear other people close to you tell you that you can't do something.

But when you tell yourself that you can't do something (and you start believing that), you will become your biggest Dream stealer.

Here is a scene from Will Smith's movie - "The Pursuit of Happiness" on the same subject:

Consistency is probably my biggest roadblock. I tend to get distracted and interested in so many different things that it's hard to focus on just one thing.

For me it's 9. Just KNOWING what is available to you and what is possible.

It's hard for me to believe that anyone can make money... like big money doing copywriting and selling products and services over the internet. I read one guy was selling a $67 book on internet marketing online and was getting 10 orders a day, earning $670 in revenue per day.

That's insane to me. That's almost $250,000 in a year! That's crazy! Is this happening on a daily basis for people? Is that possible? I need to hear more testimonies and stories and I want to hear numbers because it helps me to believe that this is real.

Discipline can be hard sometimes.

My biggest mental block is lack of focus.

I am trying to prioritize my life and put first things first.

Believing others was my mistake. I've been "beat down" into believing success was unattainable. My ex wife, my superiors at work, the financial crisis etc. I was beginning to doubt myself. This is exactly a forum like this is so valuable. I am turning things around and loving life again. Everything is a matter of perception!

Food gives me a big mental block. Every time.

I wouldn't call it a mental block but it certainly was a bad habit I had when
starting out...

and that is, over-selling...

Just when the deal is about to be done, I would keep talking, I'd keep selling,
and on more than one occasion in the past have talked my way right out of the sale
and right out the door

But I have learned to shut up at the right time and talk about the weather or something, or how cool it is in the office, something, anything...as the deal is been done.

Maybe others have experienced that too. The trick is to stop talking at the right time and don't over sell it, especially when you've already sold it

I think for me it's 3 and 8. I have great opportunities, but I get bored way too easily, so I am not really consistent, and I let people shape my opinion of things. I am getting over 8 though,

Focus is definitely my sticking point. The internet provides a LOT of distractions for the weak-mined lol

Nice Tread.

I personally had these issues too.

I have overcome most of them...took me a long time.

The biggest one was a kind of inferiority complex. poor self belief.

Here are some things i did and now do.

1. For fear of failure....find a business model that is proven to work and get it to work (even if it takes a while). For me it's building a list and making offers. Work with a coach or mentor.

2. Distractions- off the internet when you work on your laptop or go away from the distraction

3. Perfection... no product or project is perfect...launch now improve later.( this comment likely has errors and all) who cares? not me.

4. Have specific goals . Daily and monthly (action and time frame) My goal is to launch 52 products in 2015. 1 a week.

5. Have a to do list focused on your goals

6. For procrastination - Just start ...even as simple as writing the name of a product etc.

7. Surround yourself with productive people (you can find some groups on FB)

8. Work on your self belief (read and listen to self help stuff)

I am working on a WSO for this.

I struggled with all these problems for a long time...so hopefully i can help some people out.

Have a great Holiday.

For me 2015 is the year of FOCUS..... definitely been a challenge

I think my biggest mental block is being too much of a perfectionist - I find it hard to let go of a piece of work and stop making edits.

My biggest mental block would be my AD(H)D..

Having a overactive brain makes it hard to focus on things, and therefor everything takes a little bit longer because it has to be perfect, 101% perfect and then still i am not happy with it and mostly ending up dumping the idea/project and try to focus on the other 100 great ideas that already filled my head!!

As a newbie it's for me hard to put everything in the right order, sounds maybe stupid but i know exacly how thing should go, but bringing it in action is a big issue!

My biggest mental block is simply... MYSELF.

Sounds cheesy? Maybe. But when I really think about it, all the times in my life when I was scared or couldn't get something done, it all boiled down to the one thing that held me back, which was MYSELF. Sure I may have lacked a few skills but it wasn't those things that held me back, it was the doubt that I had in MYSELF to get whatever it was I was working on at the time done.

This is not only for working online but can also hit us in other aspects of life such as in school, relationships, work etc. I think WE are the biggest "blocks" in our own lives and once we can get past our limiting beliefs, good things can happen.