We often look at obstacles as impediments to our goals. As the reasons why we can’t do what we want to.

It’s time to stop that. We need to look at it from a different perspective. Instead of an impediment, we need to view obstacles as flavouring.

Want to work out? That’s great. But say it rains on your running day. That’s when you enjoy a rain-flavoured run or, perhaps, more sensibly, a treadmill-flavoured one.

And let’s say you plan to do the groceries before the stores close. But your spouse has the car and is still stuck in traffic. Then, instead of a normal grocery run, you’re going to have to enjoy enjoy one with a dash of Uber riding and a pinch of lugging fresh produce around.

The tasks don’t become harder or easier. They just take on a different flavour.

One added benefit of acquiring new tastes is that they’ll no longer surprise you. And when the same situations present themselves, you’ll know exactly how to match the flavours according to your tastes.

Assuming you’ll arrive at your destination trouble-free is not a realistic path to base your goals off of.

Instead, accept that reaching your goals will require you to wend through forests and swamps, much like a treasure hunter would when maps were still a thing and GPS wasn’t invented yet.

You might opt for the mountain climb rather than the river swim, but you’ll still have to face something on your quest. The only way to not face hardship is by staying still. And I don’t need to tell you what happens when you do stay still.

Besides, the bigger the obstacle, the more badass your story.