A lot of this may be generalizations and may not necessarily apply to everyone but in my experience the overwhelming majority of people do think and live this way and I just want to show people they are capable of great things.
What we're told and where most of us end up
Most of us were told "you can do anything" when you grow up, and I do believe this to be true. However, most people stop believing in this and limit the influence they have on other peoples lives, and also their own. We start to get comfortable where ever we are, whether your still in school, college, maybe you just have a mundane 9:00-5:00 job and your living paycheck to paycheck. What ever it may be, we get stuck doing what we are suppose to do and what we are comfortable with, because of this, most of us don't have the time or support to do something great. This causes people to want to "just get by", finish this year of school, or get through another week of work, save money for the future and retirement, and hope that sometime in the future they will have the time and money to do something amazing. We think that we can't do something great without an outstanding job or career, a lot of money, or people think they don't have the skills to accomplish their goal/dreams. So they never try. I think most people get in a rut and start to believe they will never be someone who will accomplish wonderful, life changing events.
The reason I believe most people live this way, is because it's difficult to get out of your comfort zone. It may seem strange or uncomfortable to do something new. Others will look at you differently and you may be afraid to be judged for doing something different. We're taught and raised in a way that people are more worried about how they will look or how they will be perceived. You don't want to look like a fool or crazy person if you want to get a career and have a lot of money right? Money is success right? I don't believe so but the majority do. This leads to two things. Those that only care about money and let it rule their lives, and those that see it as such an uphill climb that it starts to get them down and leads them to that rut I referred to earlier. I find most people find themselves in this rut and they think there is only a select few people doing great things. This limits themselves even more.
In reality, you are capable of doing anything you want. You can become rich and famous if that is your definition of success. You can be someone who comes up with the next technology that changes the entire world. You can be someone who saves millions of peoples lives or does everything in their power to help others. Maybe you have a skill or hobby you are extremely good at, you can turn it into a great business and inspire others to go after their dreams. What ever it may be you truly can do anything you put your mind to. You can achieve what ever your consider to be success. The only thing stopping anyone is being willing to get out of your comfort zone and hard work.
This is the best part, how do we find out what we're capable of and how do we achieve it. I think most won't like the answer. First off, you have to be willing to get out of your comfort zone. You will never know how good you are at something until you try it. How can you know what your capable of if you never give it a shot. You have to be open to trying new things without worrying how you will be perceived. You will start to find out you have natural skills at things you would have never thought possible, it starts to build your confidence that you can do something amazing. The second part is Hard work, once you have removed yourself from your comfort zone and found new skills, you have to work hard on what ever it may be you want to accomplish. If you don't work at something how will you ever get better. Lastly you have to keep doing these two things. What once was outside your comfort zone becomes comfortable, and to press forward you must be willing to stay out of your comfort zone and never give up. Once your actually working hard at something new, opportunities will start to present themselves in ways you would never imagine. Always be willing to grab new opportunities no matter how scary it may be, or how uncomfortable it may seem. Anyone can do this, and anyone is capable for greatness. You just have to try and never quit. The universe is so vast and we understand so little, but our choices have the power to influence the course of our lives, and everyone else around you.
I hope you enjoyed and I hope this inspires someone to go find out what they are capable of. I would love to hear your thoughts on the matter. Did I miss anything or do you have anything to add on? Let me know in the comment section. I want to thank everyone who took the time to read this and I do appreciate all the support I have received thus far. Upvote if you enjoyed and follow if your interested in what I have to say in the future. Everyday, lets make steemit better than it already is. Until my next post, Peace Out!
