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Top 10 Invisible Walls Holding You Back from Your Best Self
Sep 6, 2025
Most people don’t realize that the biggest barriers in life aren’t physical — they’re invisible. 🚧 These walls are built from fear, doubt, limiting beliefs, and habits that keep you stuck in the same place. In this video, we’ll uncover the Top 10 invisible walls between you and your best self — and how to break through them. From procrastination and comparison to self-sabotage and fear of rejection, these hidden barriers silently block your growth and stop you from reaching your true potential. 💡 Once you recognize them, you’ll see how much power you already have to step into your best version. 👉 Watch until the end for insights that will help you tear down these walls and finally unlock the life you deserve. ✨ Don’t forget to Like, Comment, and Subscribe for more videos on mindset, growth, and personal transformation.
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Let me ask you something. Have you ever
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felt this strange tension inside? Like
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you're meant for something bigger, but
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you just can't seem to get there? Like
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there's this invisible glass between you
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and the life you want. You can see it,
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almost taste it, but something keeps you
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from breaking through. The truth is most
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people never reach their best self. Not
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because they lack talent or opportunity,
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but because of silent unseen barriers
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that exist only in the mind, in habits,
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and in the way we've been conditioned to
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live. Hello and welcome to Top 10's You
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Should Know. Today, we're going to
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reveal the top 10 invisible walls
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between you and your best self and how
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to finally break them down. Because once
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you see them, you'll never unknow them.
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And that's when the real transformation
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begins. Number one, the fear of being
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judged. One of the most paralyzing
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invisible walls is the fear of what
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other people might think. It's that
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subtle hesitation before you post your
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idea online, that quiet voice telling
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you not to speak up in a meeting, or the
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endless second-guing before trying
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something new. The mind plays this cruel
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trick. It convinces you that people are
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constantly evaluating, criticizing, or
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mocking you. In reality, most people are
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too busy thinking about themselves to
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spend hours dissecting your choices. But
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here's the real damage. This fear trains
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you to self censor, to water down your
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personality, to play small just to avoid
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a few raised eyebrows. And the cost is
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massive. Because the more you shrink,
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the further you move from your best
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self. Breaking this wall requires a
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shift in loyalty. Stop being loyal to
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everyone's imagined opinions and start
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being loyal to your own growth.
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Someone will always misunderstand you
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and that's fine. The only real question
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is will you let their imagined opinion
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dictate your reality.
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Two, the need for constant certainty. We
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crave certainty because it feels safe.
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Your brain loves to know exactly how
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something will turn out before you
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commit. The problem is life doesn't work
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that way. Waiting for 100% clarity
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before taking a step is like waiting for
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the ocean to stop moving before you
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swim. It's never going to happen. This
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wall traps you in endless preparation
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mode, researching, planning, imagining
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every possible scenario, but never
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actually doing. The danger, while you're
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overanalyzing, opportunities pass, and
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others with less certainty, but more
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courage take the lead. The truth is,
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your best self is built in motion, not
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in theory. Sometimes the bravest thing
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you can do is act with 60% information
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and 100% commitment.
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Because clarity is often the reward for
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starting, not the prerequisite. Tear
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down this wall by trusting your
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adaptability more than your need for
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guarantees. You'll learn more by walking
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the path than staring at it from the
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starting line.
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Three, carrying other people's
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expectations.
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Many people live their whole lives
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chasing a version of success that was
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handed to them by family, by culture, by
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society. Maybe you chose a career
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because it was practical, not because it
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made you come alive. Maybe you hide
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parts of yourself because they don't fit
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the mold others have for you. This
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invisible wall is heavy because it's
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made of obligation, guilt, and the
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silent pressure to please. But here's
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the truth. No one else has to live with
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the consequences of your unlived life
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except you. Respecting others opinions
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doesn't mean obeying them. Your best
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self can't breathe in a life scripted by
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someone else's fears and limitations.
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Breaking this wall takes courage. The
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courage to redefine success on your own
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terms, even if it means disappointing
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some people in the short term. Because
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in the long run, living your truth
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inspires far more than pretending to be
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someone you're not. Four,
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overidentification with past mistakes.
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If your past had a voice, what would it
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say? For many, it whispers, "You're the
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kind of person who fails." Or, "You
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can't be trusted to get it right." This
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wall is built from old experiences,
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regrets, and self-lame that you've
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mistaken for your identity. You start
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believing you are your failures instead
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of seeing them as things that happened.
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The problem? You begin filtering every
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decision through the lens of who you
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used to be, not who you could become.
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This keeps you small, cautious, and
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riskaverse. To break this wall, you have
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to separate your worth from your
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history. Mistakes are events, not
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definitions. They are teachers, not jail
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sentences. And the truth is, your best
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self is waiting on the other side of the
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risks you're still afraid to take
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because of something that happened years
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ago. You're not your past. You're the
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lessons you took from it. Five, the
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comfort of familiar misery. It sounds
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strange, but many people prefer a
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familiar struggle over an unfamiliar
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possibility. Why? Because discomfort,
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you know, feels safer than uncertainty
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you don't. You might stay in a draining
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job, a stagnant relationship, or an
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unhealthy routine simply because it's
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predictable. This wall convinces you
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that change might be worse. So, you
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settle for at least I know what to
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expect. But your best self doesn't live
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in the safety of sameness. It lives in
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the risk of growth, in the leap into
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something untested.
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Breaking this wall means accepting that
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comfort is not the same as happiness and
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predictability is not the same as peace.
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Six, internalized doubt from others
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skepticism.
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Sometimes the wall isn't built by your
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doubts. It's built by other people's.
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Maybe someone told you your dream was
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unrealistic, that you weren't that kind
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of person, or that you should just be
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practical. Over time, you start hearing
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their voice inside your own head,
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disguised as your inner critic. And
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because you trust them or feared their
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rejection, you accepted their words as
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truth. This wall keeps you from even
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starting because deep down you've
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already been convinced you'll fail. To
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destroy this wall, you have to remember
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skepticism is often a reflection of
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someone else's limitations, not your
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potential. People see the world through
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their own fears. Seven, perfectionism.
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disguised as standards. This wall is
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sneaky. It looks like ambition, like
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high standards, like refusing to settle
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for less than excellence. But
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perfectionism is not the same as
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excellence. It's a fear of imperfection
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that stops you from starting until
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everything is flawless. The irony is you
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never get there because real growth
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comes from doing, failing, and
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improving, not waiting to be perfect.
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Perfectionism freezes your progress,
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steals your joy, and convinces you that
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if it's not perfect, it's not worth
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doing. Your best self is not a polished
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statue. It's a work in progress that
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gets refined over time. Break this wall
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by lowering the bar for starting, not
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for quality. Because you can always
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improve something later, but you can't
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improve something that doesn't exist.
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Eight, the belief you need permission.
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Somewhere along the way, you learned to
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wait for the right timing, for the right
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conditions, for someone to tell you,
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"Yes, go ahead." Maybe it's because
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school trained you to wait for
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instructions, or family made decisions
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for you growing up. But in adulthood, no
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one's coming to give you permission to
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live your best life. This invisible wall
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is tricky because it's comfortable to
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believe that once you get a sign, you'll
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be ready. But the truth is the sign is
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you deciding to start. Waiting for
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permission is just another way to delay.
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Tear down this wall by realizing you're
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the authority on your own life. You
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don't need a green light to move
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forward. You are the green light.
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Nine. Overattachment to your current
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identity. This wall hides in phrases
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like that's just the way I am or I'm not
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the type of person who it makes you
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cling to your current identity even if
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it's outdated because changing would
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mean stepping into the unknown.
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But your best self is by definition a
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different version of you. It will
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require you to outgrow parts of yourself
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that feel familiar but are holding you
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back. You might need to become more
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disciplined, more open, more vulnerable,
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qualities that your current self might
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resist. The sooner you accept that you
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will have to evolve beyond your current
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comfort zone, the sooner you'll meet the
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version of you that you've been chasing.
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10. Waiting for the right time. The most
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seductive invisible wall of all is the
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belief that there will be a perfect
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moment to begin. You tell yourself
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you'll start when you have more money,
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when you feel ready, when life is less
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chaotic. But that mythical right time
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never comes.
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There will always be another obstacle,
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another distraction, another reason to
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wait. Meanwhile, years pass and your
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dreams remain in the someday box. The
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truth is the right time is whenever you
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decide to act. Life will never perfectly
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arrange itself to suit your goals. You
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have to build your best self in the
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middle of the mess, not after it's
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cleaned up. Because every day you wait
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is a day further from the life you could
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be living right now. So, how many of
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these walls do you see in your own life?
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The scary thing is you can live your
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whole life without even knowing they're
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there. But the powerful thing is once
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you do see them, you can choose to break
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them down. Your best self isn't waiting
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for better luck or better timing. It's
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waiting for you to step through the
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walls you've been living behind.
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Which of these walls hit you the hardest
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today? Let us know in the comments. And
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remember, the sooner you start tearing
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them down, the sooner you step into the
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life you were meant to