Push Your Limits!
- Jamelle Sanders
- Feb 5, 2018
- 5 min read
Well, I guess I should say welcome to February! It is amazing how fast 2018 is already going. I hope the month of January was a productive month for you. I had an incredible January. However, I have already had an epic start to 2018. In case you have not heard, on February 1, 2018, I released my seventh book Upgrade Your Mind: Harnessing the Power of Thought to Change Your Life. It’s hard to believe that I have already written seven books. I know you are going to get so much out of this book and I cannot wait for you to get your hands on it. 2018 is going to be an incredible year. Live every moment with intention and passion and live your greatest life in 2018!
Are you living in the prison of limitations? Have you allowed your limits to define you? How will you push your limits? I do not know about you but I know what it is like to live in the prison of limitations. I spent a great deal of my life in the prison of limitations. The sad reality is that I created the prison. More importantly, I had the key and I locked myself in the prison. I know some of you are a little confused about this statement. However, the reality is that nothing can limit you without your permission. I talk to people every day that blame the world for their limitations. I’ve discovered over the years that your life is the way it is because you are the way that you are. Unless you change you will continue to live in the same cycles of frustration and defeat. When I really had this epiphany it changed everything about my life. Nobody created the prison but me. Most of the things we call limits are simply excuses for why we refuse to elevate to the next level. We live most of our lives in the illusion of impossibility. If you will realize that your prison is not real, you will discover the power you possess to reverse any cycle in your life. Nothing is holding you captive but your crippling beliefs about yourself. You do not have to spend another day of your life in the false prison of limitations. Today you can choose to live in the possibilities of what your life can become.
Personally, I did allow limits to define me at one time in my life. It was during this time that I did not really know who I was. I was looking for validation and affirmation in superficial places. Therefore, when you do not know who you are you will always look to the outside world to tell you who you are. Only the one that created you can help you discover the treasures that you contain. Limits will always define the life of the person that has not discovered their difference. You will be swallowed up by conditions, circumstances ,and crisis. Also, when you allow your limits to define you that is when you start living a defeated life. Whatever you give the power to define you ultimately has the power to derail you. You second guess yourself when your limits define you. You allow people to be condescending when your limits to define you. Most of all, I have discovered that when you allow your limits to define you that is when you stop trying. When you stop trying you threaten the elevation and evolution of your life. All transformation begins with the courage to try. When you stop trying you ultimately get stuck and your life stops being stretched. This is a dangerous place to be. Whatever you give permission to define you ultimately drowns out the sound of your voice. On this journey, I have discovered that whatever you give permission to define you has taken your personal power away. Without your personal power, your potential ultimately dies. Limits grow where there is a lack of growth. You must make a decision to never stop learning and never stop growing. Nothing stunts your growth faster than refusing to be stretched. Life is not about being comfortable. Life is ultimately about being challenged.
While I am not saying that all limitations are illusions, I am saying that most of the things we call limitations are lies. The lies that we tell ourselves are what ultimately limit our success. On my journey, I have learned a lot about limitations. I know that most people will not believe me. However, at one time in my life, I did not think I was capable of much at all. Many of the limitations in my mind were the result of not knowing my worth. When you do not know your worth you will always assess yourself too low. I noticed that my value was always lower than it should have been. I did not see myself capable of much. I was content in the cage of convenience and comfort. However, as I started to do my work I found the cage of convenience unacceptable. My worth as a human being grew and then my personal power expanded. I realized that I was capable of a lot more. As I made the decision to stretch, I discovered gifts, talents ,and treasures within me that had never been unlocked. The danger in never pushing your limits is that your potential is never released. You will never know the uncommon treasures within you until you are willing to get uncomfortable. Discomfort is often the catalyst that unlocks the next dimension in your life. Every day we are faced with the decision to stay the same or to stretch. Make this the year that you stop playing it safe and play a bigger game. Safety may be comfortable. However, being stretched will awaken you to limitless capacity.
In closing, 2018 is going to be an epic year. I am already seeing some incredible breakthroughs in my own life. You have to understand that in order to get what you have never had you must be willing to do what you have never done. You can make all the affirmations in the world and have the best intentions. However, if you are not willing to do anything different you will always be defined by your limitations. Change is scary and uncomfortable. At the same time, on the other side of change is growth. I get contacted by people all the time asking for strategies to grow. When I give them the solutions very few follow my advice. We want a quick fix but success is not a formula. Success requires that you have the spirit of a finisher. Success also requires you to launch out into the deep if you want to embrace the next dimension. This year you must stop catering to patterns that keep you in the same psychological prison. 2018 is the year to disrupt patterns and dare to embrace new possibilities for your life. You must be willing to push your limits!
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