The Executive Summary of The Greatest Barriers:
(1) Worrying about what other people think (2) The distraction of trivia and melodrama (3) The desire for perfection (4) Simply not being bold enough (5) Not having a pen (6) Believing things should be fair (7) Copying rather than innovating.
back story with barriers (1) and (2) here. Back story to (3) here.
Not Being Bold Enough
Yep, you had that idea, too. Mmm, you were going to make that very call. Jeez, what on Earth is she doing dating him when there is you available?
People cannot mind read. There is a time and a place for everything. And when your gut or heart. Or gut and heart tell you it is that time, grab the opportunity by being bold. Then you will launch a best-selling album, an award winning design and win the fair hand of the girl-next-door.
Yes, be bold.
Bonus: Bold 101, the book