Jumping The Invisible Wall

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In your heart, you already understand what this means, I'm sure. Realizing that we stop even though there isn’t a stop.

It’s like waiting for the perfect opportunity but knowing it doesn’t exist. Wanting to go for it, but you want to wait at the same time, not sure what you’re waiting for. In other ways, knowing it's time to go, but freezing.

This isn’t about waiting for the perfect time. This is about being perfect at any time.

We know we have control of certain things, and most we don’t. This leads to being too obsessed with trying to be the best at what we can control. Don’t get me wrong, it is better than waiting for the perfect time because that doesn’t exist, but at the same time, you are waiting to be perfect yourself.

Yes, practice makes improvement. However, are you practicing or are you doubting? There is a difference between saying “I am trying” and “I am giving it my all.” One hopes you hit a lucky shot; the other helps you make a consistent shot.

We are thinking once I am able to get to this certain level, then I will make it. The difference between waiting for you to be perfect and waiting for the perfect timing. The person waiting for the perfect version of themselves and doing the minimum is more visually impaired than the one waiting for the perfect timing. The person with the perfect timing will never do it.
However, the person with the perfect version of himself knows he should do it, but is caught up in his mind about taking the first step.

In their perfect version, there isn’t waiting for the right time; there is waiting for that push. The clock is ticking, but they don’t care; they’re just caught up in their own mind. For me, it has definitely been wanting to get better at something, but not being sure what to change. When I did change, it got hard and confusing. So I just got stuck; I didn’t quit, but it was similar.

How do we jump that invisible wall? By knowing that whether we fail or not, there will be another invisible wall.

You’re probably wondering, “How is that supposed to motivate me?” Knowing that after this, what happens could be bad or good, and in addition, I will have to face another wall. I want to tell you sincerely from my heart, “You miss the whole point.” It’s an invisible wall because you put it there yourself. It might not be real, but because you think it is real, you stop yourself. After this, there could be hundreds of times you doubt, you are unsure, and you’re desperate, but you’re the only one who can say, “This wall stops me,” or say, “I don’t know if this wall is real; I’m going to keep going.”
“We suffer more in imagination than in reality.” — Seneca.

To be fair to you. Most people are not lazy; they just don’t know where to start. This is what my grandfather once said: “You’re never going to get to your destination if you only drive around the neighborhood.” Too often, we are only doing what we think is safe, meaning familiar, and taking a risk on the highway is going from 15 mph to 60+ mph. Most people only drive around the neighborhood, but they will never know anything else if they only drive around the neighborhood.

If you want to reach your goals, you’re going to have to go fast and sometimes break quickly. You’re going to be aware of everything that is around you and make sure you don’t miss an exit. In case you miss an exit, don’t go back home defeated; in a quarter of a mile, you can take a U-turn. Yes, taking a U-turn will make the drive longer, but it will get you where you want to be. There is always a chance of crashing, a tire blowing up, that you’re in constant need of gas, and many other inconveniences, like other drivers being selfish. Just remember, if it’s worth it to fix a car to get to a destination, it’s worth it to keep on trying to make your dream, but not because your tire blew up; you never drive again.

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