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10 Surprising Everyday Things That Hinder Your Growth
3 min readOct 10, 2022
- The Work-Week — If you want to grow then grow outside your regular work hours. Do not limit your effort to the 9–5 only.
- Sleep Routines — You do what you need to do, when you do it. It does not matter whether that is at 4 a.m. or 9 p.m. Get your 8 hours of sleep sometime in the day. The rest is up to you. Stop limiting yourself by when you should and should not sleep.
- One Solution — There is always another way. Do not stop when you hear ‘No’ and just find another way. It may be a bit longer, more complicated or not as easy, but just because you do not succeed with the first try does not mean it is over.
- Feel-Good Emotions Only — Negative emotions are a huge aid to our growth if we allow ourselves to feel them. They teach us what not to do, put the positive emotions in a better perspective, and train us to feel more strongly. Without the negatives, the positives will diminish.
- Winging It — Schedules are not limiting. They are freeing. With a schedule you can design your day the way you want it to be. Without this as a guide you will likely waste a large majority of your day.
- Comfort Food — You know how limiting it is without me explaining why. Eat healthy.
- No Sex-Life — Somehow it was accepted that Sex would stop once married…
