Top 10 Things that Hold Us Back from Being What We Want to Be

1. Fear

   

   Many people think they will fail. That's why they don't even try to win.

2. Laziness

   

3. Self Doubt

   Many people think they can't do this, they can't fly, they don't believe they have wings.

   I have this a lot. It's also a kind of fear.

4. Reality

   

5. Family

   

   At home, I'm stuck between my insanely annoying, pesty younger sibling and my strict, high expectation parents who have a huge argument with each other every once in a while. The only life I have other than that is school. I can't bear it, and I can't wait till I'm older so I can have my own life.

   I honestly don't feel comfortable with my family. My mom is salty and upset most of the time, and my parents arguing is very annoying.

   They can either stop you from being what you want to be or encourage it.

6. Waiting for the Right Time

   For some things, there's never a "right time," so just go for it.

7. School

   

   I want to program.

   School: Nope. We will barricade your way with homework and facts which have nothing to do with programming.

   I agree! My school tends to have everyone conform to one way of living.

   Homework is just too much, because I have to pray and I have homework every day except Wednesday.

8. Overthinking

   I overthink in general. Imagine this: Every killer, serial killer, mass murderer, pedophile, racist, Nazi, terrorist, etc., that has ever been known has lived on the same rock/planet as you. That's weird. Also, humans are made up of very dense and close tiny things called atoms, meaning we are just very hard liquid forms. And we're living in a complex world yet we live without even realizing it.

   Bungee jumping helped to cure my overthinking habit. If you think too much about doing something, you'll talk yourself out of it. Seriously, just do it!

9. Pressure

10. Distractions

    Playing flash games at school!

The Newcomers
11. ?

    Trauma

12. ?

    Society

    Unfortunately, most people become a casualty of it and end up being conformists.

The Contenders

13. Comfort Zone

    Falls into the Fear Zone. It's scary to step outside your personal comfort zone.

    My theory is when a person can put the rubber chicken on their head and lead the dance, they have officially stepped out of their comfort zone.

14. Addictions

    

15. Ego

    

16. Blame

17. Perfectionism

    It takes away what you already have.

18. Religion

19. Rich People

    

20. Depression

    

21. Entitlement

22. Different Opinions

23. Success

24. Discouragement

    It can be from others, or even from yourself for that matter.

25. Rude People

    

26. Ourselves

27. Politics