“Throughout recorded time, and probably since the end of the Neolithic Age, there have been three kinds of people in the world, the High, the Middle, and the Low. They have been subdivided in many ways, they have borne countless different names... but the essential structure of society has never altered.
...no advance in wealth, no softening of manners, no reform or revolution has ever brought human equality a millimetre nearer. From the point of view of the Low, no historic change has ever meant much more than a change in the name of their masters.”
- Excerpt from The Theory and Practice of Oligarchical Collectivism by Emmanuel Goldstein, from the book Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell
Transcending the barriers that confine us. How many of these barriers are placed around us on a daily basis? Tens? Hundreds? Sometimes it feels like too many.
Speed limits. Lines on the road. Laws and regulations. These are all barriers imposed on us by groups of other people. Some are meant to keep us safe, others to provide order. Some are blatantly designed to control us. Of these aforementioned barriers, how many can we influence? How many can we really change? Is that really what we need to focus on?
In addition to the externally imposed barriers, we place a number of barriers on ourselves. Either consciously or unconsciously, we decide what our limitations are going to be - everything from how much time we spend on a project or activity, to what we think we’re capable of accomplishing.
Transcending these barriers is not as complex as you would think - not easy, but not complicated. Here are 7 things to help you with this journey. Source information can be found here.
Emotional Management
To be successful, invest in your internal growth and personal development. You have to be your own best manager. When mistakes happen, deal with the emotional consequences.
Having a Purpose
To be successful you need a purpose you will, without a shadow of a doubt, follow through to closure. A strong mission provides the motivation and unwavering belief required to be a standout success story.
Rise Above Conformity
Exceptional entrepreneurs are nonconformists in a world that needs new ideas, new thoughts and new inventions. They are unafraid to face the ridicule, nay-sayers and rejections they will undoubtedly confront as they put their ideas to work.
Renew Yourself
It is easy to be passionate when you are starting out, but successful entrepreneurs commit to keeping their energy levels high when they hit the inevitable, frustrating roadblocks. To be successful you have to care for yourself physically, emotionally, mentally and spiritually.
Walk Your Talk
You can talk about what you want to do so much that you develop an imaginary belief you have actually achieved your dream. To live your commitments you must understand that “trying” is unmoved energy. It is a form of the fatalistic thinking pattern of “potential.”
Remain Curious
Curiosity is a form of innocence and a protection from fear. Curiosity gives you the courage to start a business that will breach the status quo, possibly creating disruption. To find the courage to follow your curiosity about breaking boundaries, worries of consequences are placed to the side. Passionate curiosity is stronger than the fears of disruption.
Using Doubt as Motivation
A little bit of doubt is healthy. When you are in doubt it means you are pushing yourself to the very edges of your comfort zone. True innovation pushes the boundaries of the status quo. Being pushed to the edge is the place of discovery.
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