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Personal barriers
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Personal barriers can inhibit our ability to think critically and the ability to make sound decisions. Some barriers such as depression, anger, passion and stress can lead to negative and even irrational thoughts. In my case, some of these barriers affected me when I was making one of the most significant decisions in my life. About thirteen years ago I worked for a computer reseller that specialized in selling IBM hardware for export into Latin America. I was a salesman and was doing quite well earning a pretty good salary and commissions for a young urban professional. I was on top of the world, recently married to my wife and already expecting our first child. We decided that we needed to get out of the small apartment and began to look for our first home. Our search began and one of the first barriers I came up against was fitting the idea of the home we wanted into our budget. We wanted to be in the type of house that all of my colleagues and fellow salesmen where buying, the big 5 bedroom, 3 bath home in the expensive neighborhood. How could we possibly buy something of lesser value? We would not fit in. We were more concerned about what others were going to think about us rather than thinking about a practical home to fit within our budget. Both of our parents quickly helped us to see the light. After a couple of months of searching we finally found the perfect little three bedroom, two bath, starter home. It fit well within our budget and was going to only cost an extra $300 per month more than what we were paying for the apartment. The home was in a new development that was fittingly called "My First Home" development. The house was being built and would be ready right around Christmas time. We were so excited about the new home and could not wait for the day we would move in.
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