After last week's article on what holds you you back in life, many people asked for additional thoughts on how to move forward in life. Here is what I have found useful in my own life in overcoming various setbacks and challenges.

We seem to spend more time arguing with each other, trying to prove our position, than we do trying to understand what the other person may be saying and how it might work.

Are you willing to do what it takes to overcome what challenges you? When confronted with a difficult challenge, do you let your fears about coming up short stop you from taking any action at all?

On the surface, fear of success might seem ridiculous -- what could be scary about success? But if you dig a bit below the surface, you might discover some powerfully limiting aspects of your own mindset. Let's do a little digging.