CEO CHAT : What Prisons Did You Break Out Of? October 25th, 2019
WHAT PRISONS DID YOU BREAK OUT OF?
Your article, “Four Monkeys & An Elephant” opened my eyes! I recognized at least three beliefs that are currently restraining me. Could you share with us some of the prisons you have had to break out of?
MORE THAN I CAN COUNT!
Darryl, thank you for your note, and I hope you free yourself soon!
I have broken out of more prisons I can count. Every time I think I am done, I find one more rope around my leg, holding me back! Here are some of my prisons I have identified and escaped from –
– I was generally unwilling to accept change
– I believed that I could not master financial subjects
Even if these two were manageable, the ones that follow were difficult – both to accept and to break out of.
– I felt terribly inferior because I thought I was short
– I felt extremely superior because I thought I was smart
– I indulged in dismissive behaviour with subordinates
Each break-out took time and effort – first to understand the layout of the behavioural labyrinth, and then to gradually scale the walls and make my escape.
It was scary difficult. I turned back often. I was fortunate that I had a mentor guiding me and being patient when I stumbled or stopped.
Each escape made me happier and freer, and the outcome is amazing!
At all times, I remember Robin Sharma’s words, “Stop being a prisoner of your past. Become the architect of your future.”
What about you? Do share your break-throughs!
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