Barriers You Need to Overcome

Use the list below as a starting point for identifying the barriers you’ll need to overcome in order to reach your goals.

• Lack of time
• Lack of required skills
• Lack of experience
• Lack of knowledge
• Lack of confidence
• Lack of support
• Lack of education
• Lack of money
• Lack of start-up capital
• Fear of failure
• Fear of the unknown
• Fear of risk-taking
• Procrastination

Come up with at least 3 ways in which you might overcome each barrier.

See an example below.

Example

Here's an example of 1 barrier you might face if your dream is to have a business of your own.

Barrier: Lack of start-up capital

Possible solutions:

1. Talk to my banker about increasing my line of credit.
2. Contact the Business Development Bank of Canada about financing options.
3. Get a loan from a family member.