If you love the status quo and want to remain where you currently are forever, then stop reading. This message is not for you.
However, if you’re at a point in your life when you know you have more in you to reach greater levels of success, then keep reading.
The truth is that the level of success you attain is only limited by the amount of permission you give yourself to attain it.
Allow me to nail home this point with a story inspired by Franz Kafka.
Once upon a time, a man went in search of justice. He arrived at the palace of the Law, and there he was greeted by a stern-looking gatekeeper. The man was afraid to approach, and decided to sit there and wait for the sentry to address him first.
The sentry, however, did not speak to the man, and thus he continued to wait outside the gate. He waited and waited, saying to himself: “Surely the gatekeeper will realize eventually that I wish to go in and he will address me.”
And so the days passed into weeks, and the weeks into years. The man continued to wait outside the palace gates, and the sentry remained at his post, not saying a word.
More and more years passed by, and the now-old man, feeling his days were numbered, finally plucked up the courage to approach the gatekeeper, saying: “I came here seeking justice. Why did you not allow me in?”
“I didn’t allow you in?” the surprised sentry questioned in response.
“You never once approached me to ask to be allowed in. The gates were unlocked all this time; all you had to do was to push them and walk through.”
What area of your life are you waiting for a “gatekeeper” to give you permission to live out loud and pursue your best self?
The truth is, you have to first give yourself permission to become the best version of yourself in all areas of your life. Only then, can others begin to give you what you want.
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