Your sense of who you are will determine what you end up getting in life.
- If you see your reach as limited, that you are helpless in the face of so many difficulties, and that it is best to keep your ambitions low, then, you will receive the little that you expect.
- Knowing this dynamic, you must train yourself for the opposite-
- Ask for more
- Aim high, and
- Believe that you are destined for something great.
Your sense of self worth comes from you alone- never the opinion of another. With a rising confidence in your abilities, you will take risks that will increase your chances of success. People follow those who know where they’re going, so cultivate an air of certainty and boldness.
One of my favorite American novelists, James Baldwin, once said, “Let me point out to you that freedom is not something that anybody can be given; freedom is something people take and people are as free as they want to be.”
The writer was describing the most habitual ways in which we imprison ourselves and relinquish our own freedom. He argues that in life, nobody will give you anything, you’ve got to get up and get it for yourself. So if you limit yourself and look at yourself as a small person, then you’ll achieved as much. But if you defy all limitations, then you’ll succeed in everything you’ve set for yourself.
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