What if the hundred things standing in your way are really one obstacle wearing a hundred different masks?

The excuses change. The circumstances change. The reason you tell yourself “not now,” “I can’t,” or “that life isn’t for me” might change too.

But underneath all of it, there may be one thing you have never been willing to name.

In this episode of Conquer Journal, Josh Yakes challenges you to find it.

Josh reflects on the limitations he once accepted around his disability and vision, the opportunities he missed because of them, and the moment he realized his eyes were not deciding the life he could live. He was.

He talks about the cost of holding onto an obstacle for years, why naming it gives you something you can finally face, and what can happen when you stop looking for a way around the thing in front of you and decide to go straight through it.

Because the obstacle may not only be standing in your way. It may be pointing directly toward the person you are capable of becoming.

Survivors are passive. Conquerors are active.

CHAPTERS
00:00 One Obstacle Wearing 100 Masks
00:27 What Is Really Standing in Your Way?
01:06 The Life Josh Was Told to Live
01:37 Find the Excuse You Keep Reaching For
02:12 When an Obstacle Becomes a Crutch
03:27 Naming It Takes Back the Power
03:57 My Obstacle Is…
04:10 What Has It Already Cost You?
05:28 What Will It Cost You in Five Years?
06:30 What If the Obstacle Is a Door?
06:59 Facing the Disability, Not Hiding Behind It
08:06 Is That Person Worth Becoming?
09:29 Survivor or Conqueror
10:23 Your Next Step
10:52 Conquerors Take Action

YOUR NEXT STEP
Finish one sentence:

My obstacle is __________.

Do not overthink it. Say it out loud. Write down the first honest answer.

Then ask yourself: What has this already cost me? And what will it cost me over the next five years if nothing changes?

Name it now. Next week, we turn it into a goal.

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CREDITS
Hosted by Joshua Yakes
Produced by Mike Axe
Edited by Derek Kedell

Dictate your own outcome. Conquer all things.