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The internal conditions that hold you back

Remember that behaviour is biology made visible.

Sometimes, the obstacle between you and the life you were created to live is not your circumstances. It is the environment you carry within you.

Unresolved hurt. Fear of failure. Self-doubt. Shame. Overthinking. The need for approval. Limiting beliefs.
These may be invisible to others, but they are not invisible to your biology.

Your internal environment influences how you interpret the world, what you pay attention to, what you believe is possible, and how you respond when opportunity arrives. When unresolved experiences repeatedly signal threat, your brain and nervous system can become organised around protection rather than possibility.

And this is where dreams can become expensive.

You may have the talent, but hesitate.

You may have the opportunity, but talk yourself out of it.

You may have the vision, but procrastinate.

You may know what to do, but fear doing it.

You may call it a lack of discipline when there is an internal condition you have never addressed.

Behaviour is biology made visible.

What people see as procrastination, avoidance, defensiveness, or inconsistency may sometimes be the visible expression of an internal environment that has learned to protect you from something.

But here is the good news: biology is adaptable.

You are not permanently wired for the patterns that have held you back. Through awareness, new experiences, intentional practice and supportive environments, the brain can learn new patterns, and the nervous system can respond differently.

Sometimes, it requires a better internal environment from which to pursue it.

So ask yourself: What unresolved condition inside me is currently costing me the future I say I want?
Because sometimes, the breakthrough you are waiting for is not outside you.

It begins with what you are willing to resolve within you. The first step is to acknowledge that you need help and to get a coach.

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Lucky Thusi

Lucky Thusi is the News Editor of Comaro Chronicle. He started as a reporter for Southern Courier in 2008. Since then, he has grown in leaps and bounds in journalism for the past 18 years.

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