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“We would accomplish many more things if we did not think of them as impossible.” – Vince Lombardi

How do you know your limits until you hit them? And when you hit them, how do you know that that’s the final answer? Can you change your actions to get the result you want?

Think about all that we have accomplished as a human race. We can fly (in airplanes, helicopters, and in spacecraft). We have small boxes in our pockets that can connect us to anyone in the world (smartphones). We can make buildings so tall that it looks like they’re touching the sky (skyscrapers). We can perform brain surgery or heart surgery to extend lives.

At one point in time, all of this was thought to be impossible. But someone had to take a chance to achieve the impossible. Why can’t it be you that achieves the next big breakthrough? Think bigger. Dream bigger. How can you 10X your goals?

“You cannot learn that which you think you already know.” – Epictetus

“Every man I meet is my superior in some way, and in that I learn from him.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

“When pride comes, then comes disgrace, but with humility comes wisdom.” – Proverbs 11:2

Remember to humble yourself. You don’t have all of the answers. Keep an open mind and a positive attitude. Listen to others’ ideas. You may be surprised at what they come up with (it may be something that you would have never thought).

“You have passed through life without an opponent. No one can ever know what you are capable of, not even you.” – Seneca

Challenges are opportunities to learn and grow.

Challenges are the best ways to understand what you’re made of and what you’re able to overcome.

Challenges, when viewed properly, reframe your perspective from one of lackadaisical monotony to inspiration.

Do not run from challenges. Run towards them.

“Hatred does not cease by hatred, but only by love.” – Buddha

We’ve all heard the saying, “two wrongs don’t make a right.” We all know that this is true too, but we often try to get back at the other person. But why? If you wrong someone after they have wronged you, you are only prolonging negativity in your life. They hold a grudge against you, or vice versa. Until someone becomes the “bigger man (or woman),” there will always be a resentment and distrust of that other person.

To live your best life, you have to remove negativity from it. Being mean, spiteful, or hating others never brings happiness back to you. Hatred is never ceased by hatred. The only thing that can overcome hatred is love. Treat others with loving kindness and they will be more likely to reciprocate. Even if they don’t, don’t hold a grudge against them. That’s their prerogative. Let it roll off your shoulders and always be willing to be the bigger person.

To build a habit that will stick, make sure that you start small and do it every single day (preferably at the same time, and in the same environment). Do not wait for motivation to do whatever it is that you’re trying to do (work out, read more, etc). If you only do it when you feel like doing it, chances are that it won’t get done.

Associate your new habits with pleasure. When it starts hurting, then stop. But keep coming back to the habit the next day, doing at least the minimum of what you set out to do.

You can also “stack” your habits (from James Clear) where you are adding the new habit to an existing (similar) habit that you have in place. Since you already are doing the existing habit, it won’t be as hard for you to add a new one because you don’t need another trigger.