When we argue for our limitations, we get to keep them.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Justifying your weaknesses ensures you remain limited by them.
- In plain terms
- If you make excuses for your flaws, you keep them.
- What can you take from it?
- Stop defending limitations to overcome them.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What limits are you defending?
- How would progress change without excuses?
Another view
Sometimes acknowledging limitations is necessary for safety or planning.
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