How To Turn Constraints into a Superpower

Stop Playing The Victim: Use Your Limitations to Drive Change

“If you don’t like something, change it. If you can’t, change your attitude.” –Maya Angelou

I’ve spent a whole part of my life fighting demons. Until one day, I realized that neither them nor I would give up. It was only then that I decided not just to become their best friend but to use them in my favor.

I could replace the word “demon” with “fear”, “what I think I’m not good at”, “external criticism”, “resources, skills /knowledge I lack”, etc. These limitations/ constraints, are external things that, like demons, get on our way to achieving our true potential.

Who Decides What Limits You Or Not?

“Limits like fears are often just an illusion” — Michael Jordan

I was amazed to learn that the Gold medalist of the 2016 Paralympic Games 1,500 meter race broke the world record: he ran faster than the American Matthew Centrowitz, the Gold medalist of the 2016 Rio Olympics. What’s even more surprising (rather disappointing, actually) is that Fouad Baka, who came forth at The 2016 Paralympic Game…