Today’s tip really can apply to just about any of my normal categories. Whether you’re a writer or a blogger, listen, stop limiting yourself.
Do you realize that our own expectations and beliefs in ourselves can ultimately limit us more than the world can?
Let me put this into perspective for you. This past semester, I had a conference with a student who did not believe that he could get an A in any English class class and so his goal was to get a B.
During our conference I discussed his current standing, how I believed he could get an A, determined by his effort and his own expectations in himself. At the end of our meeting, this student decided that he was going to shoot for an A instead of a B. Guess what he got in my class?
The point is this: why do we set these restrictions on our own goals and dreams? The obvious reason is self-doubt or a lack of faith in ourselves, which ultimately travels back to the idea of fear. We are afraid of being wrong, we are afraid on disappointing ourselves and others. We are afraid that if we aim too high, we have no choice but to fall.
Well let me tell you, I’d rather aim high and fall lower every time rather than never reach my full potential.
When we put our own limits on our goals, we will never see just how far we can go or what we can actually accomplish. So please, stop limiting yourself in your writing, in your dreams, in your blogging, in your relationships.
Think kindly of yourself and shoot for the stars!
Happy Writing!
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Well said. Shoot for the stars. We may reach them.
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Exactly! We will never know what we are capable of if we keep crippling ourselves before we ever try.
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Great post and from a former and somewhat retired teacher, what a stellar job to work with the student to see just what might be possible. We are only limited by the limits we tend to place on ourselves. Often our biggest challenges in life are to overcome the six-inches of muscle that resides between our ears.
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Glen, I didn’t realize you taught! What did you teach? And thank you, I love working with my students. Some of my favorite moments in teaching are when my students improve and I can see the self-satisfaction they get out of surprising even their own expectations. Ha, “six-inches of muscle,” I love that description.
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Mostly grade 5. My favourite age. Starting to spread their wings so to speak, but also needing some hand holding. So much fun and so rewarding.
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The younger ones are definitely this huge mix of hand-holding and teaching them to “stand on their own.”
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No kidding. Bu, so much fun and thrill to watch them start to mature.
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Great post. Thanks for the nudge to take a leap.
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You’re welcome, Janet! It’s something I have to remind myself sometimes as well, but even when I fall short of my goal, I often get further than my self-doubt would let me believe I ever could.
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This inspired me today in a couple areas of life. Thank you! Has the wedding happened yet?
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I’m so glad to hear that Johnzelle! I often post these types of blogs when I need them as well. Not yet! We are under the two week mark (finally, ha!) I’ll be posting a “farewell” blog post in a couple of days before I take my hiatus for the wedding and honeymoon.
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So exciting. Your wedding will be around my 2yr anniversary. Enjoy your honeymoon!
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Wow, how cool! And I definitely plan to!
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An enlightening post, KaylaAnn. “Never confuse a single defeat with a final defeat.” ― F. Scott Fitzgerald
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Yes, Eugenia! I may fall, I may be knocked down, but that does mean that I can never get up or try again.
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🙂
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Hello Kayla Ann I have Nominated you for the Sunshine Blogger Award. It is on my page please check it out.
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Hey James! Thank you so much for the nomination. While I do not participate in the Blogger Awards, I appreciate the thought! I’ll drop by your page and check out the other nominees.
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Thank you for responding to my Nomination Kayla Ann !!
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This is a very motivational post and very well written, well done.
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So glad that you found it motivational!
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Couldn’t agree more. As hard as it is we need to not only dream big but also actually attempt to carry out our dreams. Embracing failure is just part of the journey.
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Definitely, we will succeed only after we learn how to move on after failure.
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