In this episode I want to talk about limits. What I mean by limits are the self-imposed limits that we have. It’s a very important episode. I go through a lot of examples, etc. because I want people to realize and understand—and hopefully the stories I have in here help bring it home—the idea of: how do you break through? This is part of the concept behind my forthcoming book. The idea is that you need to break through those limits that you have, either whether they’re imposed by others, self-imposed, or just lack of knowledge or understanding. Let’s get on to the episode.

Welcome to another episode of Life Unsettled – New Path, Better Future. Today we’re going to talk about limits, that is the limits that are frequently self-imposed. Most people have far more abilities than they actually realize, but I think that sometimes our head is more of a problem than the real physical and mental limitations that we have, that is our own mind tells us there’s something we can’t do or we can only do it at a certain level. That’s what I want to address.

I don’t care where the limits are originated. Yes, all the untapped human potential out there, etc. but we’re only talking about your potential. They may have been put there based on frustrations, poor teaching, biases from others that people imposed on you; you’re constantly hearing that you’re not good enough or something like that, or: “That’s beyond your wildest expectations,” or they’re just perceptions we ourselves fell for whatever reason. The important thing is that we recognize that they are there, and we all have them. Every one of us has things that we think are our limits.

I am not talking about the person who is aware of their potential, but doesn’t have the desire to move on, upward, or whatever else it is in life. That is a choice. Let me use an example. I used to go skiing a lot. I would go in the morning once in a while. The guy next to me was 20ish or so years of age, and he was on the ski patrol or a ski instructor, and taking advantage of that. He loved that. He did it in the winter, and he did something else in the summer; either scuba or he went to the South America area and taught skiing there. The key is that that was his choice.

I just hope that he understands that that is his choice and that’s what he’s doing, as compared to myself when I was younger or somebody else like yourself, that’s investing in your own future. I’m not saying one is better than the other, or one is right or wrong. As a matter of fact, what I would often say is that they’re doing some things… That young guy was doing things that I’ll never be able to do. Why? Because when I have the time that I would be able to do it, I would no longer be physical capable of doing it the way he does it. In a sense, what he’ll have in the future is memories. What I’ll have is other things that he won’t be able to get. The difference is personal choice. Just hoping that that guy really cherishes those memories, enjoys them, shares them, and doesn’t have envy or jealousy because of other things that other people took. Those were choices, and there’s nothing wrong with that. That’s the economist in me speaking.

However, it is a shame to see people, particularly children, who unjustifiably just don’t believe in themselves. Example. Think about it. I was in the military, got a chance to be around a lot of different places and a lot of different people from all over the country. My roommate in the military for quite a while was a black guy who became a really good friend. We were good friends, hung around together a lot. He was from Watts. I don’t know if there’s some good area of Watts, but from what I understand, it’s just a ghetto. Actually, at the time, it was being burned down; there were riots and everything else just before he w...