Dismantle Self Imposed Limits

Round about us is an invisible box that we have created around ourselves, which defines our horizon, our self-imposed limits. Things within this box are within reach, achievable, seeable, touchable, believable, feasible, and possible. Outside this box is a region beyond our wildest imagination. Things in this domain are too much to handle or contemplate. They are beyond reach. Don’t even think about it, and we don’t.

We have determined within our subconscious what we are capable of; how far we can go, based on our current set of circumstances and outlook. This covers the whole gamut of our human experiences; spirit, soul, and body. This has been programmed into our subconscious. This determines how high we aim in every facet of life. This box defines our reality.

Rejecting opportunities

Imagine that your biggest dream is marrying your childhood sweetheart and holding down a job. With that, you raise a family of two and retire with a pension. All your efforts will be geared in this direction. For you, owning a villa in the south of France is not possible. Being invited to feature in the Oprah Winfrey Show is a pure fairy tale. It is outside your reality. Now here comes along a childhood friend. He has this brilliant idea for a start-up and wants you in.

He plans to take the company public in five years. Your share of the stock should be worth hundreds of millions of dollars if everything works out. Your mind bounces the idea. It is not possible. It is outside your reality. You thank him for inviting you and graciously decline. You are saving for your mortgage down payment. Buying a house is the biggest investment within your box. You let pass an opportunity of a lifetime.

This box defines the size of our dreams, the level of our expectations, and the magnitude of what we dare aim for. In some professions, your educational qualifications determine how far you can go in your career, a certain grade level. When you attain it, you know you have hit the ceiling. This box is like a glass ceiling. It is invisible. You know it exists, hence you don’t bother to go beyond it.

This box exists in our minds.

We determined the boundaries. Our parentage and present circumstances play a large part, but were are the ones that ultimately get to determine the limits.

Imagine your reaction if you get presented with a suitcase containing one million dollars in cash. You just saved the life of the only child of a multi-millionaire.

Some folks would simply faint. Some will be shell-shocked. You experienced an event outside your reality. The majority of folks have no idea what to do with the money. The amount is outside their capacity to handle. Sadly, most will spend it all in less than one year, and return to their reality.

We have to recognize that the limits were self-imposed. We are the only ones that can remove it. Some authority figures in our lives can tell us what we can, or cannot do. It is what we believe that clinches it. Nobody can impose any belief on us. They are self-inflicted. If you believe you cannot do it, you jolly well can’t. If you believe you can do it, you stand a good chance.

Dismantling our self-imposed limits

Our dreams exist outside our reality. We think it is impossible, a fairy tale. We decide there is no point in trying since we cannot attain it. Consequently, we archive our dreams and move on with our reality.

We owe ourselves a duty to dismantle our self-imposed limits and go for our dreams. As we achieve small victories on the way, that emboldens us and strengthens our belief that our aim is achievable. What people say about us does not matter. Public opinion changes with the weather. What we say or believe about ourselves does.

Dismantle the box and break free. Believe the unbelievable, see that invisible, imagine the inconceivable, and reach out beyond your wildest imagination. The future belongs to dreamers, people who can see the future before it happens.