I am in a fantastic group online wherein someone once posted the question, “What is the one challenge you are trying to overcome right now?” There were THOUSANDS of responses from a population many times over large enough to be statistically significant. I combed through them ALL. Noticing that there were many repeats, I decided to catalog them. Here they are. The lesson here is that we all, as humans, face exactly that same challenges, and comparatively, there just are not that many. Think about it… Billions of people on the planet and we encounter in our lives less than 60 different challenges. Granted, some of them are really really hard.
Worldwide, regardless of financial status, social status, country, politics or any other factor, if you are dealing with a challenge (and we all are), there is a 99% chance it’s on this list.
Mental Challenges
Anxiety
Ignorance
Stress
Uncertain Future
What To Do With Your Life (Finding Your Purpose)
School/Career Frustration
Self-Doubt
Comparing Yourself To Others
Focusing On Failure
Focusing on the Past
Focusing on the Bad Things
Procrastination
Focus (On The Important / What Matters)
Self-Judgement
Seeing Your Life/Options As Limited
Expressing Yourself (Including Speaking Up About Injustice)
Lack Of Self-Discipline
Lack of Motivation
Lack of Organization
Analysis Paralysis
Figuring Out How To Follow A Dream
Learning A New Skill
Making The Right Investments (time, effort, money)
Emotional Challenges
Heartbreak
Trying to find a partner
Fear
Feelings of inadequacy (doing or being enough)
Loneliness
Grief
Forgiving
Feeling Detached From Life
Guilt
Anger
Shame
Depression
Physical Challenges
Weight
Body Positivity
Pain
Bad Eating Habits
Injury
Disease
Social Challenges
Trying to be “normal”
People Dragging You Down
People In Conflict And You’re In The Middle
Being Judged
Shyness
Financial Challenges
Unemployment
Poverty
Money for School/Opportunity
Debt
Whole Life Challenges
Divorce
Self-Sabotage
Addiction
Co-Dependency
Parenthood
Insomnia
Legal Issues
I bet that you have solved some of these (I know I have). How can you help others solve these challenges by virtue of your experience?
I will be writing articles on how to overcome some of these and will link them here. If you have idea on how to solve some of these, please register here at the site and share! Let’s help each other.
