“I used to be a so called perfectionist – someone who always wanted to make things perfect before showing them to anybody. That way I had plenty of excuses to never really get started. Because of that I had little personal growth, struggled along and was not too successful in my early business adventures.

Even though I had a lot of ideas, I never really moved into true action. That way I couldn’t fail but I also could not succeed. For quite a while I did not understand why I was not moving forward. Since I realized that my perfectionism was holding me back my life has changed. Mike Litman says: “You don’t have to get it right. You just have to get it going” and he is right.

Realizing your mistakes and stumbling stones will give a boost to your personal development and growth and will often get you unstuck. Following are a few tips how you too can live a life of choice – your choice.

Achieving your goals:

First of all become crystal clear on what you want. Keep the big picture, the desired end result always in mind but do not focus on this big goal because that might overwhelm you.  Instead focus on each small step, on each phase of your goal and celebrate every small victory. Like you can’t climb Mount Everest in one go, you will not reach your dream in one go either. But you can achieve anything if you take it step by step.

Success comes through a lot of small wins added up. Take athletes as an example. Every great athlete who succeeded all the way to the top of their field like Lance Armstrong, Tiger Woods, or Michael Schumacher use the same principals of success.

So to get motivated, to get unstuck and start the momentum towards your dream life, take one new action today. Even if it feels just like a small step, if it is the first step towards your dream, take it and then take the next. Take one new action today however uncomfortable it might feel and then take the next new action tomorrow. Like this step by small step you will get your desired results.

Barbara Hofmeister is the author of the personal development book TO BE OR NOT TO BE – THE CHOICE IS YOURS! She knows that even small obstacles can stop us and helps us get unstuck. At http://www.yoursuccesscycle.com she empowers you to dare to overcome your fears to live a life of choice.