So here you are reading another self help book. If it’s your very first time doing so, skip what I am about to say. For the rest of you, I ask the following question…WHY?  I assume that you have chosen to read this book because something is still Holding You Back from moving ahead in life. Most of you have certainly invested much time and money already in reading, accessing some form of life coaching or attending highly charged motivational seminars and workshops. So again I ask, why are you back for more?Well after 24 years coaching and training I think I might have some insights into the answer. The truth is that most of us are looking for the next great idea or experience to give us that extra edge in life both professionally and personally. And many of us end up dabbling with all of the options that are out there. First it might be some form of visualization techniques. Then it might be a time management seminar. Then we might explore our spiritual side, or get into affirmational exercises. We do learn and make some progress from all of them but rarely do we ever experience the  complete ‘meal’. So we keep looking until we then pick up a book called What’s Holding You Back?  We pick it up because after all of our reading, our awareness and all the seminars we have attended, we still have not achieved true self mastery. It is my belief that the self development journey is less about knowledge and certainly not just about experiencing an insight or having a temporary high, in the end it’s about mastering ourselves to a point where we no longer have to seek for so many answers.