Cynthia M. Martínez
Creator of My Barely Famous Life and Founder Lead Up Labs

Sometimes I think that procrastinating makes us hate the hands of the clock. We have a bad habit of making time the villain of our story, when in reality it is time that helps us heal. Postponing the actions that lead us to see results is of no use to anyone, since things happen because of your decisions and not because of your excuses. We must also leave space to understand that there are moments when our intuition lets us know things that we knew at all times were going to happen, but they did not happen because only time gives them to you with effort and determination, but above all, PATIENCE. Do not let unfocused people steal your PATIENCE with comments like this: “Oh, but are you going to continue doing that? I understand that you are wasting your time” and they have not achieved anything in their life.

Specific common characteristics of people who are dream saboteurs:

• Financially illiterate: A person who does not control their finances, spends more knowing that they will fall short. Even so, they continue to complain because they do not give them the money and blame the company or job for not “paying them more” or raising their salary.
• Clones of pessimism: Arrive every day saying “just another day”, “well, we have to work, there is no other way”, “Good morning, even if there is nothing good about it”, etc.
• Lack of vision: Person to whom you talk about projects and they do not understand, they look at you as if you were crazy or "tastic" and they see as the only "safe and stable" option to be 8-5 from Monday to Friday, to have "benefits" and the only thing they see as their future is increasing a 401k. They lack a clear and healthy vision of the future.
• Negativity magnets: They complain daily about situations, but do nothing to resolve them and the daily dialogue at lunchtime is the same, every day. People who prefer to stop talking to colleagues when they tell them that the problem can only be solved if they take responsibility for what they do.

Your energy is very precious, so you must take care of it from these types of people because it is the root of the people or opportunities you attract. Changes in routine and pace of life distract us all and affect our energy. It is very common to feel that at every moment the demands of life can destroy your plans or sabotage your goals and dreams, although your thoughts and emotions make you feel that, the reality is different. You were a victim of circumstances and you need to organize yourself better. Don't let those little things or unfocused people destroy your path to victory. You can make things happen. We believe in you!

About the Author:

Cynthia M. Martinez is a rebel with a cause, entrepreneur, and life and business strategist with a specialty in leadership and innovation. As part of her extensive trajectory as a strategist, she has been developing leaders in the field of direct sales, market opening, and consulting at the corporate and SME levels for more than a decade. She is the creator of the social media movement in a blog format called "My barely famous life" in which she equips followers with leadership and technology tools through her educational program. She is also the founder of Lead Up Labs, a digital platform that has all the tangible and digital tools for participants to increase their productivity and achieve their goals.