Do you wonder sometimes — Why are you not like the person you were when you were a kid? The boundless imaginations, no sense of limitations. Nothing to stop you from becoming whatever you wanted to be or to do the next second. When you decided to do something, you did it without any fear of falling down or ego of succeeding.

But as you grew up something happened and that child just got lost somewhere very hard to find. Somehow you have all these boundaries and limitations now. Somehow you started thinking of what will people think of you. You started fearing or take the action needed to succeed.

A naive person does not even know that this is a tragedy that he has got himself into.

What actually happened though ?

Imagine you were born in North Korea and lived there your whole life, which is probably the most possible outcome. Now you must be wondering well that would be really bad. No not at all! Instead, this is what you will know about life — You live in the most advanced country in the world & are living the best life possible on the planet. Even if you don’t have Internet is or even electricity.

But we don’t live inside North Korea. So we compare and know that it is a very bad country to be in. But this is what they have been told their whole life. And being cut off from the world, from their perspective-they are leading a good life.

As does a naive person who is not aware that he is surrounded by these walls of limitations.

The worst part is that this wall didn’t exist in our life earlier. In contrast to North Korea where it already existed. So, in a sense we let this invisible wall gets built around us by none other than the society we will live in.

This wall blinds you of what’s out there or what you can be. You can only see what is between you and the wall. Which is exactly the reflection of the society & surrounding you currently live in.

Sometimes you peak above the walls but are very afraid of what others within the wall will think of you. You don’t take risks. You live a conventional life as it is safe & protective.

Well, then how do we get out of this wall & start to live as a human should.

Breaking Out of The Wall

The first step to breaking out of this wall is to see what’s outside it. Else you will be like North Koreans living a life of illusion whole life. You reading this article is a good example of knowing what’s outside. You watch Youtube videos, getting inspired from people who don’t live in these walls or have broken out is a good example of knowing what’s outside.

After some time of knowing & watching what’s outside, your mindsets start changing. Your society now is not just the people you live with, but the people you consume virtually.

In today’s world be very conscious of what you choose to consume. As most probably you will become that.

Slowly you have courage enough to start hitting at the walls while ignoring the society around you. You start to take that small little step. The first force that will break the walls around you soon.

As you see people outside the walls, one thinks — I have to do start doing exactly that. That is often hard considering your current situation. Thus leading to procrastination, continuous self-doubt & anxiety.

But you have to just start really simple. For me that was me publishing that first video of mine on Youtube. Which seems really trivial right but once it was not. As do 100s of things after that now but a journey of miles starts with just one step. Turns out that is the hardest.

As you start doing things that are not conventional, are risky, that fill you with immense happiness every day. You keep pushing this wall more & more outside. Increasing its radius or the area it occupies now. Thus increasing the radius of your life. Still, the fear keeps lurking around. But it just keeps decreasing with every action you take toward your goals. You keep moving forward despite everything. Living & experiencing more lives every day.

Until one day you just realize that life is really beautiful. You are really grateful to be in here. There are no negativities, but a lot of people just within those long walls. Without the knowledge enough to push it, expand it & break out of it.

This is the moment you break out of the wall & now the world is truly your oyster.

Break Out & Live Life As It Was Meant To !

If you observe closely everyone has a different radius of the Walls they live in. Which is mostly a reflection of the society’s knowledge they live in. So most people in under-developed countries have a smaller radius than the people in developed countries. Obviously, as the latter people are exposed to more knowledge.

The point here to notice is that you if you want to defy all odds and break out. You have to educate (which does not mean you have to get a degree) yourself, make the right choices & gather knowledge. This is what will set you free in the true sense.

A really great example is Elon Musk, as we know he read a lot. When he was in Africa, while their family went around the world, always read a lot. So, though his surrounding was not informed enough, he knew that he had to go to the Silicon Valley to do things. Thus at a very young age, he broke out of his walls! And has now become an inspiration to many, including me.

Don’t ever complain that, nobody told you anything. Be a human, learn & explore!

Here are some actionable steps that could help you break out of the wall :

  • Stop doing mundane things that everybody around you is doing. Like watching TV all day, scrolling down social media & more.
  • Take out some time. Go through whatever you consume. Asking yourself one question — “Does this person provides me some value that contributes to my future goals ?”. If “Yes” fine else unfollow them.

The goal here is to align what you consume with your goals. As you think, what you consume. Thoughts become action & eventually life.

  • Read. Read. Read. Make it a habit to read, it will transform your life. I know it sounds cliché but it does. Well, the reason is when you read, you go through the minds of great people. Learn from their mistakes before you make them yourself

You live many lives in one lifetime when you read a lot.

  • Write down your goals on paper, not on some screen but good old pen & paper. Now I don’t know how, but if you do it consciously, I can guarantee- You will achieve most of it.
  • Don’t just have goals, make a system around it & follow it like anything.

“You do not rise to the level of your goals. You fall to the level of your systems.”

  • The last thing is always to be mindful & conscious enough to reflect that — “ Okay I know this is scary, I’ve never done this before, but I will push myself & do it now without caring about the result. “

Now once you start doing these things, you will lose every fear you ever had because now you know what’s on the other side of it.

You can literally decide now to push against that wall. Break it open. And live as a human should, with all its glory & doing things that inspire & impact life!