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The Subtle Art of Giving the Middle Finger to Fear
How to stop with the self-limiting beliefs
“Do you notice he’s not dead?” “It means he could have run faster.” — South African physician and sports scientist, Tim Noakes
I hadn’t understood the term ‘limits’ until I started to push them. And it’s true for a lot of us, we don’t know our limits until we start to push them. My first experience of pushing my limits was entering the world of work. Back, I was young, clueless and ambitious yet I had no idea what the world of work would demand from me. 4 years on, I’ve survived (just about) but looking back on that time, it was clear I was constantly pushing my limits.
I’d fall asleep on the drive home, I was under-prepared, directionless and felt much like a deer in headlights. That was a tough phase in life that required a lot of adjusting. But I (eventually) learnt that pushing through your limits you find the next level of capability and thus, productivity.
The ceiling of capabilities — there is no such thing
“That’s maybe the most important thing. It’s to shake off this erroneous notion that life is there and you’re just gonna live in it, versus embrace it, change it, improve it, make your mark upon it.” — Steve Jobs
