On a given day, a given circumstance, you think you have a limit. And you then go for this limit and you touch this limit, and you think, 'Okay, this is the limit.' As soon as you touch this limit, something happens and you suddenly can go a little bit further. With your mind power, your determination, your instinct, and the experience as well, you can fly very high.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Pushing past perceived limits reveals more potential through mind and experience.
- In plain terms
- When you think you are done, you can actually go further.
- What can you take from it?
- Believe in your ability to go beyond limits.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What limits do you set?
- How do you push past them?
Another view
Mental limits vary by person and situation.
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