Ralph Carlson Blog

Overcome obstacles- don’t avoid them

t is a natural response to avoid obstacles in life because they stop you from moving toward your goal. If you can’t move in the direction you want to go, then take a side road that avoids the obstacle. You keep moving but you can’t be sure that your course will get you to your goal. I always prefer movement to being stopped. It is like that with rush hour driving. When traffic stops, I look for an alternative path that allows me to keep moving even though it takes me off course. If I know the roads, this technique can be effective. I can reach my target, sometimes even quicker than waiting for the traffic and I feel good because I keep moving. If I don’t know the roads, the only gain is that I don’t get stopped. I may not even find my target. [continue reading…]