What are your limitations?

I think we set our limitations and most of it is fear .I personally know that one of my major limitation is public speaking.No matter how har I try I cant seem to be able to overcome this fear of standing before others and speaking and as a result I have always tried to stay away from jobs that require me to do public speaking .I am determined though to overcome this fear as soon as possible

if speaking of mental limitation, i think it is the amount of stress a person can handle! for me, knowing how to handle stress is similar as knowing how to handle my limitation. Then regarding any issues revolve around us, i think the limitation is the opinion from other people, responsibilities, self-interest, etc. that put on the limitation of how much the issues can be advance further into something everyone desired most! but everyone desires different things...that is another limitation to reach a common ground! However, for one-self...it is true that we limit ourself into what we can achieve!

Such a world will never exist simply because I believe it will go against the order of nature. Passion, greed, lust, anger…all these are the basic instincts that make human beings and as long as these instincts are there in us, the world will never be a peace haven with no poverty and equal opportunity for all. BUT the moment all of us manage to control or eradicate these instincts, there will be no competition (and I don’t think healthy competition is ever possible in the truest and highest terms), no progress and society will stagnate into a kind of utopia that may be good for a few decades or centuries but will ultimately crumble. Also, all these negative instincts are there in all animals and man being an animal himself, cannot escape from their clutches. Yes, what we can all try to be is a little more compassionate, a little more selfless and a little more determined to give back to society something of what it has given us.

Happy New Year, Pose. Usually speaking, if we leave aside the blocks in our way, I think that whatever we expect to do will be surely fulfilled. There are too many limitations set by ourselves. Take me for example. I have been considering starting my own business of having a language training center, big or small, but I have too many things to worry about without giving a real practice that it has not been put into practice. If I could clear the limitations or blocks in my way, for sure I could make it some day. I wish I could. At least I wish to work for a training center to begin with so that I could learn some business experience myself for a good start later on. Enjoy yourself, Pose.

The only reason people fail is because they think they will. Imagine what you would try if you knew you could not fail. There would be so much more to this life and beyond if we would just trust our creator and allow him to strengthen us from the inside out.

The person who sets our limitations is absolutely ourselves. I have a favorite saying that "There is nothing outside of ourselves". This statement for me means that we are motivated from within. There are outside factors that can influence us but we truly make our lives by the choices we make. It is true that parents can make decisions and affect our lives so that we can learn to have healthy and confident thoughts about ourselves, but this is still coming from within. There are many people who come from the same family or the same environment and factors and find they have more or less confidence than someone else. This is because it is up to us the individual to maximize our experience. Yes, there are so many people who are advancing spirtually, mentally and physically in this world. They believe in themselves and have been an example to others about what the human being is capable of doing. Like you, I also look forward to the day when all humans will live at a much higher level and suffering in this world will decrease dramatically. I feel we are on the edge of these changes in the next decade.

pose123 yes we do indeed set limits by doubting ourselves and by fear of stepping out of the comfort zone. as for me I spent years working as a page in our tustin Library and fear and doubt held me back from applying for a clerks job or a reference librarians job as I kept thinking oh I cannot do that. now I liked my page job but it only paid about a third of what a clerk or a reference clerk would have made. its too late now as I am now retired with a bad arm any way but I could have made a lot more money.I did work with some really special people, and at the dedication to the new Library in Tustin my old home town, all my coworkers found me and we had a hugfest, it was great to see all the people I had loved in oneplace after all this time. Now they all know where I live too, which is good. Yes if we could start to work on world peace, and maybe here at home eliminate most of the homeless by giving the middle class homeless the jobs that they lost and helping them get back into apartments and houses. we could do this if we all put our minds to it.

That right the ultimate barrier is the one being set up in one mind as in a literal sense their is freedom to do all things and many have try it and yet they fail to materialize. But if one have to eliminate those restriction and inhibitions. their are many things a person could do to make a difference and yet it is limited as their are guidelines set by human which are imperfect in anyway. Then, if all the desires and intention is materialize with no restriction their are many useful things or contribution could make that need a lot of confirmation delaying the process of helping. Your dreams turning into vision is an admirable traits and i do hope most have the same thinking as you do as i find those things you mention are necessary to make this world a better place to live on.

Hello Pose I think our inner beliefs and moral core sets our limitations more than anything else. There are laws, of course, but some people break laws. And their are social codes of conduct, but not everyone chooses to follow those. There are religious guidelines, also which some choose not to follow. So yes, we do indeed set our own guidelines and limitations when all is said and done. Karen

Very nice thought Pose!!I agree to the view that most of our limitations are set by ourselves.But then,there are external factors too that hold us back at times like society's beliefs,parents' expectations,responsibilities towards loved ones etc.If we were independent and completely cut off from the society and people around us then maybe we could focus just on our strengths and our capabilities and not get distracted or demotivated by anything else.

Almost all the limitations is from ourselves. But each limitation is different. Sometimes it is fear. Sometimes its just excuse. People are afraid to fail so therefore they set limits for themselves not allowing them to see their full potential. Let me just say that setting limitations because of that reason is sad. Michael Jordan was not born to play basket ball. He told us that he became who he is today was because of his failures. Im sure Michael Jordan missed some shots before but he didnt quit and think basketball was not meant for him because he missed. He took that as something he needs to practice and work hard in. Look at him now. People cant be afraid of failure. Limitations are set by ourselves as an excuse because we afraid to fail so we set it to a level to where we can handle. People! It is ok to dream big and miss, but its weak to dream small and achieve. If we set limits to ourselves, then there will be nothing in this world worth living for. There are NO limits. Nothing is impossible. People use the word "impossible" to give themselves an excuse to dream.