To get ahead, get out of your own prison

There are situations in which it seems that there is no way to move forward, in which everything becomes complicated and conspires not to make you raise your head. However, many situations are only complicated to the extent that we see them that way. Getting ahead is easy when you dare to get out of your own prison.

It is common to see people exaggerate everything that happens to them and get nervous because they do not have control over the outcome of each decision they make. Knowing how things will be before starting or preparing for the future in the second – or at least trying – is for many people a way, and a constant frustration, of life. But is it really necessary to complicate the present so much to leave tied up everything that will come?

Life can be much simpler and that does not mean it is devoid of opportunities. Trying to hold and control everything is an impossible mission, depriving us of great moments and the possibility of finding, knowing and surprising ourselves.

Listen to yourself, stop resisting and trust the journey

Life has much more to give than your mind can conceive. Why lock ourselves in the prison of controlling and planning absolutely everything? It is not about going without direction or conscience, but rather leaving the door open to what fortune has, because it will have it anyway. Thus, if it is bad, we can choose in most cases between suffering it or facing it.

But, How to identify that path? Listening to you will give you the clue. If you are able to be honest, to silence the voices that tell you what to do or that tell you what is right, you will be able to hear your inner voice. And when you feel like you need to do something outside the plan, something different, don’t resist. Explore what your inner voice demands. Decipher what you need and find a way to do it, within your possibilities.

But, Above all, trust the journey. Only then can you enjoy it and take advantage of it. Only then will you find the means of expression you need to air your emotions and feelings, to grow, be yourself and move forward.

You have the key to your prison

Many Sometimes all our potential is constricted in a prison to which we ourselves have the key. But why do we do this? Why do we design a life that cuts our wings instead of pacing our flight? Why, having such great potential, do we subject ourselves to a mediocre life?

The truth is that the idea of ​​living with everything controlled and planned seems very comfortable. However, at the same time, accommodation can be very treacherous. To open the doors of your cell, start by getting rid of that narrow vision that does not allow you to look beyond, that does not allow you to contemplate all the opportunities that are presented to you.

It is true that this accommodation often arises from past experiences. Suffering and pain load our emotional backpack with fears, complexes and limiting beliefs. But, How about turning that heavy emotional backpack into a toolbox?

You have the key… and the power to open the door

It’s one thing to know you have the key, but quite another to have the courage to use it to open the door and leave. Fear hides behind every decision we make. The fear of failure, of the unknown, of not being good enough, of taking the wrong path or of being judged, stops us.

But, Not doing something is the best way to have regrets, to die without having lived. Now, are you afraid of failing but not afraid of losing the opportunity to succeed? Are you afraid of making mistakes and not losing a good idea? Are you afraid of being judged but not afraid of the opinion that people will have of you in the future?

Don’t let fear guide your actions and you will never regret making an important decision. Even if you fail, even if you make mistakes… Every step is important in your personal growth. Each step brings you closer to your goals – even if that step is a mistake – and gives you the opportunity to give way to your freedom to make brave decisions.

Explore beyond your comfort zone to get ahead

Your prison is your comfort zone. Nothing keeps you there. Go out and open yourself to the world. Your comfort zone will continue where you left it if you need to return. Remember that you have the key. You are free to leave and also to re-enter.

You have to take the risk of putting one foot out, and then another. If you believe you are doing the right thing, embrace that risk. You don’t have to jump right in if you’re not prepared. Do it step by step. As you do it, you will feel much more confident and, above all, much better about yourself.

Risk uncertainty plays its own role. As you get used to that uncertainty, as you learn to manage it, fear will give way to curiosity and the desire to go further.

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