Learned limitations

Going Beyond Our Limitations

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“Once we accept our limits, we go beyond them.”— Albert Einstein

This quote above demonstrates that acceptance can be very powerful, instead of thinking that we’re the only ones with a limitation or limitations. Everyone we know has limitations especially the ones that we look up to. When we hide our limitations from others, we’re hiding our limitations from ourselves. Therefore, we haven’t accepted the fact that we have them and we must deal with them as they present themselves in our lives. We carry our limitations everywhere we go so they’re a constant reminder. We don’t have to see our limitations as dead ends but we can see them as milestones that we have reached or obtained. In other words, our focus shouldn’t be on our limitations, but instead on what can we do to achieve our goals. Our limitations are just part of us, they don’t have to define us.

 

 

When We Believe in Limited Beliefs

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When we live with limited beliefs, we rob ourselves of the opportunity to see how far we can go in our abilities. If we have a belief that says we can’t do a certain thing, then pursuing it is out of the question.

We have lost the choice to see and do what we want to do. If we have a belief that says we can’t do this or that because it’s too difficult, then we create a resistance to doing it.

However, we can always challenge our limited beliefs. Inner proof is more powerful than someone trying to persuade us that we can do it. We need to test our beliefs ourselves.

Be Resilient like Children

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Kids are resilient when it comes to recovery from a major injury. Although children may have a cast on from a fractured ankle or a broken arm, they ignore or forget this fact, and continue on painting, drawing, and running around in the yard.

A fractured angle or a broken arm doesn’t stop them from doing some or more what they did before the injury. They find a way to participate with their peers.

They get around their limitations. They know they can push the injury so far, and they respect that.  As adults, we can learn how children are resilient when it comes to going beyond their limits.  We defined not by our limitations, but by the way we deal with our limitations.

Proof demands a Verdict

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Who said we can’t do it? We tell ourselves we can’t do it.  Then we believe we can’t do it; not giving ourselves a chance to see if we can.

We need to test it first, before we can say we can’t do it. We need to honestly test ourselves, instead of masking our excuses as proof that we can’t do things we want to do. But we won’t know until we make an honest effort.

We have beliefs that are really assumptions about what we can or cannot do without proof. Proof is in the pudding. Testing to find out is very important. Sure, we have our limitations. But how do we know our limitations without testing them?

Fearing Little is the Only Way Out

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“And what do you need to fear? Very little that you need to fear.” Milton Erickson

Fear is a feeling. Fear saves lives. Fear is paralyzing. Fear speaks the truth about something. Fear speaks lies, too. Our assumptions about things can fuel a fear. Fear, if not felt, is projecting into something threatening that doesn’t exist. Fear is very real but a perceived danger isn’t. There are big fears and little fears. Big fears are unmanageable but if broken down into smaller fears— manageable.  Erickson, says in his above quote, there is very little that we need to fear.