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Whether you have a personal goal or a business goal to meet, obstacles can come like curve balls in the wind. Ask yourself, are you are putting these obstacles up yourself out of a fear of failing or is anxiety hindering you from success? Either way, curve balls may have a knock on affect to our mental health or ability to perform future tasks. So, what can you do about it? Here’s some tips to help you overcome them:

1. Early detection of the ball flying in your direction will help you know whether to hit it away or catch it and deal with it. When we know what may happen we can better prepare for it. Even if it’s self induced.
2. Caution of the ripple effect. When unexpected and unwanted things happen, it can have a ripple effect to your well being. Consider if the obstacle is something to worry about in a week’s time, a year’s time etc. Then you can decide as to how much time you allocate time and energy on the issue.
3. Let it go! Whatever obstacle has come or coming, allow yourself to decide on how much time you will mull over it before releasing the thought or worry away. This will take some discipline. It’s not always easy to do, especially when somethings on your mind. But with practise and understanding that you will improve your mental health for your future benefit it’s worth practising.
4. Take a step back, consider someone else you admire in your shoes and how they would cope in the situation. This will allow you to be open to the possibilities of other avenues to fix the problem. Sometimes you just need to think creatively and think outside of the problem.

What’s also important to remember is that once you have overcome the issue, acknowledge and reflect the inner power you have created for yourself. Admire that you have just become tougher, stronger, more creative in your problem solving technique and prepared should it happen again. Likewise reflect on what really mattered during that time. Was the issue worth temporarily affecting your mental state or those around you?