Monday Morning Motivational Message - Liebig's Law of The Minimum

What one thing is limiting you from reaching your goals or getting what you want out of life?

According to 19th-century German scientist Justus von Liebig's Law of The Minimum, a plant's growth is limited by the single scarcest nutrient, not total nutrients. For example, if you have everything except nitrogen, a plant fails to thrive.

According to Liebig, "The availability of the most abundant nutrient in the soil is only as good as the availability of the least abundant nutrient in the soil."

Most complex systems (and human beings are complex systems) are the same, which makes them more fragile than we assume. 

So what is that one habit or trait you are lacking that is preventing you from thriving?

According to an article in The People Development Magazine (Davis - 8/3/2020), here are three reasons why people fail to reach their goals:  

1. No Written Game Plan - Without having a written plan for what you want to accomplish, and how, your goals remain out of sight and not uppermost in your mind.

2. Your Goals Are Too Vague/Broad -  The more specific your goals are, the easier they are to accomplish.

3. Self-Doubt or Fear of Failure - Although you may have the best of intentions, negative self-talk prevents you from acting on your goals.

If you are one of those people who are reading all the "right" books, surrounding yourself with people who are making you better, and have a burning desire to achieve your goals, but can't seem to make any headway, maybe you are lacking one important ingredient that is keeping you from moving forward.

Maybe the best thing you can do for yourself is not use the shotgun approach where you are trying every trendy recommendation from the self-help gurus. Maybe you should focus on the single-bullet approach and try to determine what is the single most important habit or trait you are lacking that is holding you back from reaching your goals.  

Please leave me a comment about some additional practices or routines you believe will help people reach their goals, but may be lacking from their success routines.