If you always put limit on everything you do, physical or anything else. It will spread into your work and into your life. There are no limits. There are only plateaus, and you must not stay there, you must go beyond them.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Limits you place on yourself spread to other areas; there are only plateaus to go beyond.
- In plain terms
- Don't limit yourself in one area or it will affect your whole life; keep moving past plateaus.
- What can you take from it?
- Self-imposed limits spread; there are no real limits, only plateaus to pass.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What limits have you set for yourself?
- Where can you go beyond a current plateau?
Another view
Physical or external limits do exist and ignoring them can lead to injury or failure.
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