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Sometimes they feel insurmountable - the obstacles that stand between you and your BIG dream.

By taking a closer look and trying to understand exactly what they are, you can learn how to navigate through, around and above the common obstacles we'll discuss below.

Inner Obstacles

The inner obstacles to your BIG dream are the thoughts and feelings that delay you from acting, or stop you from completing the actions you've already started. These are the most common:

Fear - You're afraid of failure so you don't want to try. You're afraid to be different and of what people will think and say if you are. You let your fear be an excuse to not try.

Guilt - You feel guilty for succeeding when others haven't. You feel guilty for spending time, money and energy on yourself instead of giving to it others.

Self-pity - When you don't get the results you want right away, you see yourself as a victim and use it an excuse to give up. That sadness and negativity is self-limiting and will just prevent you from continuing your work.

Unworthy - You don't feel that you truly deserve to have your BIG dream, and so you subconsciously block every form of success that tries to come to you.

The good news is that you can start moving towards your BIG dream now. By realizing that these inner obstacles are standing in your way, you can find the courage to identify and overcome them.

Outer Obstacles

When your relationships are healthy you have a good, strong foundation of support while you're seeking your BIG dream. When they're not, relationships become one of the most challenging obstacles you'll face.

You don't need to look too far to find the most common outer obstacles to your BIG dream. It's usually the people closest to you - your family - who affect you the most and who will be most affected by the changes you'll need to make in order to go after your BIG dream.

There are many reasons that it's difficult for your family to accept your new path towards your BIG dream.

They imagine it's taking you away from them.

They know you and expect you to always be the same.

They have their own unfulfilled BIG dream.

They feel neglected.

They feel left out of an important new part of your life.

They feel afraid and worried for you.

Try to put yourself in their shoes and be understanding about these thoughts and feelings. Remember that any negative feedback from them has everything to do with their own feelings and has absolutely nothing to do with the validity of your BIG dream.

The good news is that you don't need anyone else's acceptance to get your BIG dream.

Detach from what other people think and say. Stay on your path and keep going. Let your own excitement carry you.

The more you move forward and the clearer your BIG dream is, the less protection it will need from these inner and outer obstacles. No one will try to talk you out of it because they will hear your conviction and confidence. And so will you.

© Dr. Cara Alana, 2007.

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Dr. Cara Alana is an inspiring life coach who is equipped with training in motivational psychology. Her work focuses on helping clients access their inner resources to control their own fulfillment. What's standing between you and your full happiness potential? Visit http://www.lifefulfillmentnow.com and receive the complimentary special report, "How To Visualize Your Big Dream" and discover the steps to the success and happiness you desire.

Reviving Baseball in Inner-Cities a Priority For MLB

In 1975, nearly one out of every four major league players was African American. From the 1950s to the 1970s, baseball tended to be the first choice for the best Black athletes. Baseball careers were longer and salaries were higher than those in other sports.

That began to change by the end of the 1970s. The NFL had surpassed baseball in popularity, and the Larry Bird/Magic Johnson NCAA final in 1979 led to an explosion of popularity and financial strength for the NBA and for basketball in general. The game of Jackie Robinson, Willie Mays and Henry Aaron was seen by many inner-city youths as slow, boring and the game of their parent's generation. Some wondered if reviving baseball in inner-cities was even possible.

By the late 1970s, the dwindling number of African Americans playing baseball was noticed by officials, as was the crowds that were often composed of entirely Whites at major and minor league games. Something was needed to kick start the so-called National Pastime in urban areas. That something turned out to be a program called Reviving Baseball in Inner-cities (RBI).

John Young, a former Major League Baseball player and scout, developed the concept of Reviving Baseball in Inner-cities to provide disadvantaged youth an opportunity to learn and enjoy the game of baseball. Young grew up in South Central Los Angeles at a time when the area developed many professional baseball players. However, by the late 1970s, Young-who was working as a Major League scout-noted a significant decrease in the number of skilled athletes emerging from his childhood area.

After visiting inner-city schools and talking to members of the Los Angeles Department of Parks and Recreation, Young discovered that the majority of kids quit playing baseball between the ages of 13 and 16. The drop off was due to many factors, including a lack of organization, funding, and community support for youth baseball, as well as an overall deterioration of the social climate in many underserved areas. More often than not, kids quit after becoming discouraged by poorly organized baseball programs and enticed by the existence of other activities, including street gangs.

Since 1989, Reviving Baseball in Inner-Cities has grown from a local program for boys in South Central Los Angeles to an international campaign encompassing more than 200 cities and as many as 120,000 male and female participants a year. Perhaps not coincidentally, Major League Baseball saw its first increase in Black players in 2008, to 10.2 percent from a low of 8.7 percent the year before. The final numbers for 2009 have not been released, but it is believed that African American representation in the Major Leagues will increase again.

Young intended to keep the Reviving Baseball in Inner-cities program local for five years before launching it nationally. However, due to the success of the program in Los Angeles, the Mathews-Dickey Boys Club in St. Louis adopted RBI in 1990, and Kansas City and New York City followed with the formation of RBI programs in 1992. In 1993, RBI programs were established in Boston, Chicago, Cleveland, Miami and Philadelphia, while youth baseball programs in Atlanta, Richmond and San Juan also became affiliated with the program. In 1994, RBI expanded to 28 cities and introduced softball leagues. To date, more than 200 leagues in 203 cities worldwide support the program.

Major League Baseball, which has administered the Reviving Baseball in Inner-cities Program since 1991, serves as the central administrative office for RBI and from 1993 to 1996, along with Sporting Goods Manufacturers Association (SGMA), provided start-up grants for programs demonstrating financial need. Since the inception of the program, Major League Baseball and its clubs have designated more than $30 million worth of resources to the RBI program.

"The RBI program has many benefits," said former New York Yankee and ESPN broadcaster Roberto Clemente, Jr., who founded the Pittsburgh RBI program and is involved with the San Juan program. "It keeps kids out of trouble and off the streets, while at the same time teaching them to stay in school. They earn self-esteem and self-respect. The educational components help them realize their potential and work toward receiving college scholarships based not only on athletics, but academics."

RBI alumni currently playing in the Major Leagues include Carl Crawford (Tampa Bay Rays), Jimmy Rollins (Philadelphia Phillies), Coco Crisp (Kansas City Royals), and Dontrelle Willis (Detroit Tigers).

Meanwhile, Young - the "father of RBI"- continues to be amazed by the success his program has achieved in reviving baseball in inner-cities. "It's like a child to me," he said. "To see the magnitude of RBI - what it has grown into - is unbelievable. It's like a dream come true."

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More than anything else, inner journeys are about the challenge of self reflection. Do you agree?

Argue your point of view. If possible, support your argument with discussion or explanations of how composers use form and language features to shape meaning.

Sometimes, seeing a good reflection of yourself can be one of the hardest things to do. Also, a person constantly comparing themself to others can cause bigger issues, because a person will then feel pressured to be a certain way. Inner journeys can be a hard a long road to be on, but once you get there, it will be worth it.

As far as composers using form and language features to shape meaning? I'm not sure what to say about that. I guess Shakespeare would be a good example of a person who took advantage of using words to express how people deeply people feel about things.

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