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Our Internal Limitations
We don’t know how powerful or capable we are, as most of our abilities remain dormant.
We don’t push ourselves to attain the seemingly impossible due to the internal limitations and mindsets about what we can and cannot do. Our identity and personality can change based on a demanding situation, internal or external.
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Emotions and Transformative Experiences
Staying inside our comfort zones keeps us from having regular transformative experiences. More than logic or reason, emotions are what invokes transformation in humans.
Emotions are tied to memory, which is fluid and is affected by deep, intense emotions.
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Action Inspires
- Action paradoxically becomes our biggest motivation and inspiration.
- Any bold action which makes one progress forward reshapes our conscious and subconscious beliefs.
- The reason we feel stuck, lethargic, demotivated or confused is because we are not taking action.
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The World Is Always In Motion
Human beings are always moving towards growth, either positive or negative (backward growth).
If we do not provide constant nourishment to our body and mind, we will become stagnant, stale and in danger of withering away.
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Our Identity Is Not A Fixed Entity
Our identity is changing according to our behaviour and life experiences. We are the designers of our personality and can mould it according to our desires.
Just as a garden can be either made more beautiful or ugly, we can make our identity more polished or refined, and can also make ...
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Action Leads To Inspiration
Contrary to popular belief, inspiration does not necessarily lead to creativity.
Creating things (action) leads to inspiration, which then generates a greater desire to create more. Acting out one’s creativity is how we become really creative.
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“A person’s success in life can usually be measured by the number of uncomfortable conversations he or she is willing to have.”
TIM FERRISS
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