I often meet people with so many dreams and ideas. Still, they convince themselves that accomplishing them is outside of the realm of possibility for themselves.
I used to be someone who did this. I had 1001 explanations and reasons for why I couldn't take action and was stuck in my situation.
Then, I realized it was me, myself and I, between my own two ears keeping myself stuck.
You see, I was choosing to believe that doing the things I needed to do in life was too hard for me.
I argued that my situation was so special and unique that it was impossible to break through and break out of - and I would tell people this!
The truth is, I was convincing myself of this because I wanted to feel the pride and pleasure of being so unique that I had no possibility of a breakthrough.
I played a mental game with myself, where I had to convince myself that my dreams were impossible.
Are you telling yourself that your goals are impossible?
Are you arguing for your limitations?
Have you convinced yourself that your situation is so unique and special that reaching your goals is too hard?
As long as you tell yourself, things are too hard, that will be your reality.
You have to change your language and start to choose to do things, even if they seem hard.
Things are only hard as long as we convince ourselves they are. Once we ask, "how can I figure this out," and start taking action, they instantly become easy.
You have to shift your perspective out of "it's too hard" and into "I can do this."
Label yourself as able and ready to accomplish everything you've ever dreamed of.
What benefit do you get for arguing FOR your limitations? What payoff are you getting for saying that things are so hard?
Really honestly ask yourself this.
Once you find this, you might discover a feeling of self-worth or identity that you found in the struggle. Maybe you've lived your life "in the struggle" for so long that things happening quickly for you seems bad, impossible, or even criminal!
Everything that you are experiencing in your life is because of a series of choices that you've made.
You have a choice, to either reject this fact, dance around the merry go round once more for another year, two years, 5 years 10 years (I've seen it happen, people convincing themselves for 10-20 years why they can't change their life) - or you'll choose today to do something different than you've done up until this moment in time.
What is your choice? Are you going to keep arguing for your limitations, or are you going to ask yourself, "How can I break through to the next level, regardless of how I feel right now?"
Once you make that choice, the whole world opens up for you.
You can either choose to stay stuck or move forward.
What do you choose?