Over the years I’ve listened to a lot of people. Some have encouraged me while others have done the opposite. It took some time to see that I really don’t have accept what others say. I CAN choose. Some of you may think that this realization is not really profound. Why would it? We’re taught at an early age about choice, and walking to the beat of our own drum. Consider this question, do many of us as human beings really choose for ourselves, or are we under the constant influence of others?
The profound aspect of this post is seeing the boundaries I have placed on my own life. Every time I agreed with someone about what I can’t do, whether consciously or unconsciously, I placed a boundary. Each boundary altered the course of my life. How many ideas did you have, how many business ventures, how many things did you want to pursue but never did because of someone else’s expert opinion about your capabilities.
Here is a quote from a Nike ad the next time your advised about your lack of capabilities:
All your life you are told the things you cannot do. All your life they will say you’re not good enough or strong enough or talented enough; they will say you’re the wrong height or the wrong weight or the wrong type to play this or be this or achieve this. THEY WILL TELL YOU NO, a thousand times no, until all the no’s become meaningless. All your life they will tell you no, quite firmly and very quickly.
AND YOU WILL TELL THEM YES.
