The other day I ran into an old friend who talked about starting up his own business… again.

You see every time I run into this friend he always talks about starting a business but never even takes that first step.

I’ll call him Mike for this blog, just to keep his real name private.

Mike has good intentions and he likes to set good goals, most of which are achievable, yet he rarely accomplishes any of them and there’s a simple reason.

Like most people Mike has good intentions and if he were able to accomplish most of his goals he would be living a much better, more fulfilling and rewarding life. But like most people he doesn’t accomplish them.

That’s because Mike has what I call subconscious blocks. We all have some subconscious blocks, even I do.

However, when you have too many of them, or when you have blocks that don’t allow you to succeed or don’t allow you to live the kind of life you want, then these blocks really need to be removed as soon as possible.

Frankly, all subconscious blocks need to be removed, but let’s focus on those that stop you (and Mike) from living the kind of life you want to live.

These subconscious blocks are a combination of negative thoughts, negative beliefs and negative perceptions.

While you may want to accomplish a specific goal, any negative thoughts, negative beliefs and negative perceptions tied to the achievement of that goal will block you or prevent you from accomplishing it. No matter how much you may want to succeed, those subconscious blocks won’t allow you to experience the success you want or even feel you deserve.

Your subconscious simply follows your thoughts, beliefs and perception. These are its marching orders.

So while you may want to accomplish a particular goal, and you may feel you deserve to accomplish that that goal, if you’re thoughts, beliefs and perceptions run counter to what you want, then you simply won’t succeed.

Your subconscious will just make sure your life is a reflection of your consistent thoughts, beliefs and strongly held perceptions.

Here’s what you can do to remove those subconscious blocks.

Most people aren’t even aware of the negative thoughts, negative beliefs and negative perceptions they carry. So to get rid of your subconscious blocks you need to be open minded and pay attention to your thoughts and what you say.

Your words are a direct reflection of your thoughts, beliefs and perceptions.

So if you want to make more money and you’re talking to a friend about making more money and you say things like: “it’s hard to make money” or “there are no good ways to make money” or “you have to be ruthless to make more money” or anything that says making money is difficult or not good, then you have some negative thoughts, negative beliefs, and negative perceptions about money.

When that happens you have to be open minded enough to realize that you have a subconscious block which needs to be changed, the sooner the better.

Then you have to track your thoughts when you think about achieving a specific goal. Keep a journal handy and write them down. Then take a close look at them.

Those that you deem negative or those that don’t allow you to experience the success you truly desire need to be removed and replaced with thoughts, beliefs and perceptions that allow you to accomplish your goal.

Changing or replacing them can be challenging because many of your subconscious blocks have been with you for quite some time. They’re part of your life and you feel that’s just the way things are.

So it will take some work to replace your negative thoughts, negative beliefs and negative perceptions, but it will be well worth the effort.

Once you have new thoughts, new beliefs and new perceptions which allow you to succeed and get what you want in life you’ll simply feel better, enjoy life more and live with a renewed sense of purpose.

Imagine how good it would feel to accomplish one of those goals that you’ve never been able to accomplish so far?

For Mike, if he were to finally get his business up and running it would likely change his entire life. Just one goal accomplished can have a significant impact.

Now get started on identifying and removing those subconscious blocks. You’ll be amazed at what you discover, and you’ll be even more amazed at how much better your life will be once you remove those blocks that have been holding you back for so long.