Often the barriers that prevent us from fulfilling our goals are mental. Discover how to overcome them to start your trip.

One of the most difficult decisions you will make in your life will be to focus 100 percent on making your dream a reality. Maybe you recently gave up your job to start your own business, or you just graduated and think about pursuing your passion. Anyway, now is when your trip actually begins.

You will need to overcome several internal and external obstacles that will inevitably cross your path. Sooner or later you will have doubts about your ability to succeed, and several people will tell you that your idea is not okay. You will challenge yourself, and that is fine.

Every iconic leader, from Thomas Edison to Michael Jordan, has felt this uncertainty in one form or another. The difference between those who persevere from those who surrender is that they are mentally prepared to cross the line of success. In other words, they accept the worst that will inevitably come into their lives and will have the strength to continue.

Anyone can make the decision to start. Here are seven important rules you must follow to keep your dream alive:

1. You will always have more opportunities. 

Whether you are 20, 30 or 40 years old, you have your whole life to succeed. Arianna Huffington created the Huffington Post when she was 55 years old and today is one of the most successful websites in the world. Anything is possible.

2. Be patient. Reaching a long-term goal takes time. It's that easy. Do not fall into the trap of believing that all cases are like Facebook or Snapchat.

3. Do not sell yourself for so little. 

When things get tough, it is natural to lose confidence in yourself. You will be stronger mentally and physically when you give yourself some credit. One thing is what your mind is predisposed to make you believe, and another is the pain that you can really bear.

4. Experiment, experiment, experiment. 

He sees failure as another way to succeed, not as a dead end. There are an endless number of ways to find the solution to your struggles, your mission is to experiment with these hypotheses as fast as you can.

5. Play something bigger than you. 

People usually use the phrase "fíngelo until you get it," which can make many mistakes. I personally see this as accepting in what could become a day instead of paying attention to the barriers we put ourselves.

6. Compare yourself. 

The only person you should overcome every day is yourself, no one else.

7. Accept your most awkward moments. 

When things are wrong, there will always be a light at the end of the tunnel. The greatest inventions had to go through several challenges before reaching greatness.