We continue from where we left off last week. We started a conversation on some of the things that hold us back from going forth and becoming all we can be. We looked at four of them including your environment, the culture in which you grow up, lies you have believed and ignorance. In this week's post we look at four more
Beliefs
What we believe greatly influences our action. Jesus says
that out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks. What we believe finds
its way to the surface whether we approve of it or not. You can paint a
different picture all you want, but your unguarded moments will reveal what
your heart is made of. Our beliefs play a critical role in how we live our lives.
Limiting beliefs can be a great leash holding us back from all the world has to
offer. Liberating beliefs will take us beyond any obstacles and stumbling
blocks along the way. A mindset of scarcity will see a dearth all around, a
mindset of abundance will see possibilities all around even in the midst of a
crisis.
There is an old analogy about how elephants are tamed. The
process is simple. When the elephant is young, it is tied on a tree which it
cannot pull free from. After several attempts, it is registered in the mind of
the elephant that it can never break free from the tethering. At this point,
the size of the tree doesn’t. neither does the size of the rope or the elephant
for that matter. Because it has been conditioned to believe it can’t break free,
even a small child with a rope can lead it anywhere and it will follow
obediently.
Limiting beliefs have a similar effect on us. Today is a
good day to examine what you believe in about yourself, the world, God, life
and pretty much anything. Are your beliefs liberating or restricting? You will
never live above your belief. You are where you are because you believe that is
what you deserve. If you believed that you deserve more, you would have
demanded more from yourself and your surroundings.
Seek answers about what you believe if you want to change
levels. What you believe in will not take you to the next level until you
change it. Break free from limiting thoughts and begin to see endless
possibilities. They are yours for the taking.
Complacency
A lack of ambition can hurt your chances of finishing at the
top significantly. Complacency sets in when you think you already have all you
need. Are you in a place where you think your life is just fine as is and there
is nothing more to strive towards? You could be suffering from a complacency
crisis. There is nothing wrong with posing to enjoy what you have built. The
only problem is when the pose becomes the final destination. It takes
significant effort just to maintain your position as those who have risen to
the top can attest. You will realize that even when you don’t have any drive to
go further, if you lower your guard for too long, you won’t be able to maintain
even that which you have accomplished. Harder than getting to the top is the
discipline to stay at the top. Complacency will keep you from becoming all you
can be. It will rob you of the exploits that are ahead of you. It will limit
your experience of life. As humans we love novelty. Boredom easily sets in when
we are not playing at a level that challenges and stretches our minds beyond
the ordinary. Contrary to what we believe, you can only bask in your
accomplishments for a while. In a few days, what looked extraordinary takes on
an ordinary shine and we are left looking for the next frontier. Complacency
will take you away from the zone.
What are some of the signs of complacency that you see in
your life at the moment? How can you snap out of it before it is too late?
Laziness
A lazy attitude is a sure cause of a mediocre existence. If
you cannot rise up and take care of the things you need to, you will be greatly
limited in what you can accomplish. If you rise up and give your best every
day, it will just be a matter of time before you are at the top. Laziness is a
leash that is self-imposed and one of the easiest to cut off. You have a lot of
power when it comes to dealing with it because only you can decide how hard you
work or otherwise. Laziness has held people from accomplishing great feats. It
comes to us naturally to want to be at ease with the things we are working on.
We naturally gravitate towards a life of ease and little effort. This is a big
issue because what it ends up doing is to leave us in a situation where our
choices are limited. Hard work opens up many possibilities and takes us where
we never thought possible. Laziness makes us miss out on opportunities and in
some cases fail to take full advantage of the opportunities available to us. Laziness
will keep us from honing our skills and competencies. It will limit our exercise
of our gifts and talents and as a result we will remain stuck.
Fear
One of the greatest leashes that keeps us from taking action
to move us forward is fear. Fear is paralyzing and limiting. It often arises
from a false sense of danger. For sure there are many dangers out there that we
need to face and sometimes avoid but a majority of the things we fear turn out
to be imagined rather than real. One of the greatest fears we have is fear of
the unknown. This kind of fear keeps you in your comfort zone. Whenever you
hear that you need to step out of what you are familiar with, you cringe at the
thought. You have gotten used to the comfort of the crib and are unwilling to
step out as a result. This keeps you
caged until you choose to act differently.
There is an interesting analogy about what Mother Eagle does
to the young eaglets when she realizes that they want to overstay their welcome
in the crib. At first the crib is comfortable with all the cotton and other
fluffy material. As they grow, the cotton is removed and what is left is the
grass. When it time for them to get out, even the grass is removed and the
thorns do their trick. As a result of the discomfort that arises, they are
forced to go out and learn to fly. The education goes on out there because they
must also learn how to fly the hard way. This could teach us a thing or two
about managing the fear of the unknown. Perhaps creating a little discomfort in
our nest would push us to get out. We must engineer things such that we are
never too comfortable in one place for too long.
Fear is real but even those who accomplish greater feats
suffer from it in the process. Many have opined that courage is not the absence
of fear but the ability to move forward in spite of the fear. Your desire to
succeed must be greater than the fear you exhibit. For as long as that happens,
you won’t get stuck in mediocrity.
Do you identify with any of these leashes in your life? How are you going to act going forward to cut yourself loose from these leashes? Are you keen on getting a handle on any or all of them? Make a point of reaching out to us and find help for dealing with whatever leashes are holding you back. You are meant to fly unhindered, don't let anything you can control stand in your way. Talk to us today on +254725832477/ asenasam@gmail.com.
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