Obstacles to Achieving an Objective

1. Technology

• equipment
  
• enhances perception
  
• enables achievement of goals
  
• reduces cost and time expenditure.

2. Permission

• access
  
• rights
  
• privilege
  
• trust

3. Cost

• resources
  
• impact on others (political, environmental, economic, macro and micro)

4. Time

• the ultimate resource
  
• cannot be controlled, nor contained.

5. Perception

• experiencing the phenomena
  
• seeing
  
• detecting progress

6. Vision

• the goal-posts
  
• the dream
  
• milestones
  
• plans

7. Comprehension

• understanding
  
• interpretation
  
• mental agility

8. Determination

• face the adversities, frustrations, disappointments and persecution
  
• conquer fear and generate courage
• bravery
  
• maintain morale
  
• keep in control and to terminate if neccessary.

Questions one must ask before attempting an objective.
Do we have

• the means?
• permission?
• enough?
• the time?
• a vision?
  

Can we see it?
Can we understand it?

Dare we attempt it?