Stefanie Flaxman of Copyblogger shares an insightful piece 7 Unusual Signs on the Path to a Breakthrough .

My favorite quote sits at the top: “Working toward a goal is typically more awkward than elegant.”

Here are three of the signs: [Don’t want to overstep my copyright bounds.]

Someone tells you ‘no’.

You’re uncomfortable.

You turn down a client.

Keep reading this piece. I would bet two or more of the signs apply to you.