Why You Stay Stuck in Life?
- Naumon Ashraf
- Self help
- May 21, 2026
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Why you are Stuck in life ?

Do You Know?
You are stuck in life? Not because of your lack of talent or laziness, but because of your goals and your desire to live a better life.
By the time I wrote this blog; May 2026, almost half the year is already gone. Yet when you look at your bucket list or your goals, there is almost nothing you can tick off. Every year, people make new resolutions, set new goals, and still achieve only one out of ten. But why?
While some people achieve almost everything they aim for!
There are a lot of factors but I will move from most fundamental ones.
Most people want to be rich, successful, disciplined, or respected but they never have- living a life filled with disappointment and always hoping for better days to come that eventually never become part of your reality.
There is an interesting reason behind that.
And yes, thatâs true when I say that itâs your goals and desire for a better life in a way.
suppose it’s you or it’s just your friend and when you ask your friends what you want to do in life he says I want to be rich or I want to be successful or I want to live in peace, but, when you ask them how they’re gonna do that they don’t have a real answer they don’t have a plan at all !
In my entire life, I never woke up in the morning or saw praying at night and wishing for money, and when he woke up in the morning, he found a bag filled with a million dollars. Life doesn’t work like that at all.
That freedom of time, that wealth, that peace is not your goal thatâs a wish. You hope your life to change out of no where.
But goal is something different.
A wish says, âI hope this happens.â
A goal says, âThis is my target.â
Set the goals wisely- donât make a wish, make it happen.
But if I move a step further and I ask you what is your current goal? Is it to become a successful researcher of your field, becoming a polymath,you want your income to get doubled, or you want to become a multi-millionaire? But first things first, why?
I will assume someone’s goal is to become a millionaire, but the question is why he want to become a millionaire, does he want respect from his friends family and the society or he just want final self-freedom or It it’s his desire of greed What’s driving that force.
The thing is do you even know what you want in your life, because if you don`t your goals, plans and execution doesnât matter at all and after some time you might stop. The reason, you never knew what you really want.
But letâs move one step further. If I ask you right now, what is your current goal? What would your answer be?
Do you want to become a successful researcher in your field, become a polymath, double your income, or become a multi-millionaire?
But First Things First â Why?
Letâs assume someoneâs goal is to become a millionaire. The real question is: why does he want to become a millionaire? Does he want respect from his friends, family, and society? Does he want financial freedom? Or is it simply greed that is driving him?
The real issue is this: do you even know what you truly want in your life?
You must to into solitude and ask yourself âwhy you are doing thisâ, âwhat you really wantâ
Without that, everything eventually flops because there is no real reason to stay disciplined or keep going when things become hard.
What your purpose on a planet with 8 Billion people where you are a guest for few decades. Life is short so find out what you really want.
And when you want something, go get it ! Keep a strong desire.
If you read the philosophy of Napoleon Hill, he talks deeply about burning desire. There is also a famous story of Socrates where he explains that if you want success as badly as a suffocating person wants air, then nothing can stop you from succeeding.
To succeed, there must be desire, purpose, and a reason to act. Without that, everything eventually flops because there is no real reason to stay disciplined or keep going when things become hard.
So the first step is simple: write down your goal. Take a pen and paper and think properly about what you actually want in life.
To know more about my mindset and ideas, you can read my book, The Middle-Class Trap: Escape the Cycle, available on Amazon. In the book, I explain many underrated concepts deeply. It is not be a bestseller at all, but it is a great starting point for beginners who truly want to grow.
Also, below youâll find the link to my Whop store, in future where Iâll be sharing Free tools, eBooks, and resources to help you to grow.
Some content will be free, while paid products will always be kept at a reasonable and affordable price.
https://whop.com/my-freedom-of-success/
Goals Are Not Enough â Systems Matter More
Even after having a strong goal or purpose in life, most people still never accomplish it. From my personal observation, more than 70â80% of people never achieve what they want because they never learn how to get things done even after a right goal.
And for that reason, it is not the goal that helps you the most â it is the system.
The system is what makes you productive. It helps you create better plans, take action, stay disciplined, and get more work done. A goal only tells you what you want to achieve, but the system is the road.
There are a lot of things that drive success, and Iâll be sharing most of them in my next blog including the systems, so make sure to follow this site.
References:-
My whop- https://whop.com/my-freedom-of-success/
⢠https://jamesclear.com/atomic-habits
⢠Source 3 (The Science of Habits): https://hbr.org/2012/06/the-science-of-habit
â about why we need systems over blind goals
https://medium.com/@bobshoaf/think-and-grow-rich-chapter-2-desire-521b51309d20 - Napoleon hill’s view on burning desire