Mayur BardoliaTraining Coordinator, Grifols · Success Coach & Learning & Development Facilitator since 2010✯Available for contract facilitation

What's Stopping You

31 Mar 2026 · 1 min

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In this short motivational monologue, the speaker urges listeners to confront the question “What is stopping you?” as a way to freeze and examine the problem in the present moment. He argues that many obstacles stem from negative beliefs and excuses, often rooted in past experiences that are already over and do not dictate the future. By asking the question, listeners typically discover that they are the ones creating the barrier. The speaker acknowledges real‑world obstacles but counters that any achievement demonstrated by another person proves the possibility for the listener as well—if something is humanly possible, it is within reach. The overall message is that self‑reflection, dismissal of past constraints, and belief in universal possibility can unlock personal progress.

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Questions will help you to think about the solution. And the question number one is, what is stopping me? Or should I ask you, what is stopping you? This is a really powerful question. When you ask yourself, what is stopping you? Or what is stopping me? You're freezing the problem in the moment. Many times the problems are results of negative beliefs, and many times these negative beliefs are just excuses. People always think about the past, what happened in the past. Let me tell you, An interesting thing. The best thing about the past is it's already over. You know, the best thing about the worst past is it's already over, and your past does not automatically equal to your future. So when you ask yourself, what is stopping me? The most probably you find the answer that you are stopping yourself. Now sometimes people argue, oh, what about some barriers, some problems and obstacles that are real? And I say that if something has been achieved by someone, or if someone can do, you You can do it too. If a thing is humanly possible, consider it to be within your reach.