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“People have put caps on you.”

A thought by John C. Maxwell (2017-03-07) from his book, No Limits: Blow the CAP Off Your Capacity (p. 30). Center Street. Kindle Edition. (Click on the title to go to Amazon.com to buy the book.)

Do you realize that?  They have!

John says, “We all have caps put on us— both great and small— by others. I remember one put on me in fifth grade. I wanted to play the trumpet, so my parents rented a trumpet for me. I was excited as I went to a music teacher for my first lesson. But she took one look at my mouth and said, ‘Your mouth isn’t shaped right to play the trumpet. You’ll never be able to do it.’ She told my parents that I should play the clarinet. But I didn’t want to play clarinet. I wanted to play trumpet. Guess what? My parents traded in the trumpet and got me a clarinet. I’ve always wondered what would have happened if I had just been given a chance to play the trumpet. I think I would have loved it.”

He goes on, “Today, I am unwilling to surrender my potential to someone else. I’m unwilling to allow others to put caps on me and define my potential. I fought too hard to get where I am to let others control where I am going.”  That is very good for all of us.

He then says, “People have put caps on you. You’re not even aware of some of them. But you don’t have to let their lack of belief define you. Be open to the possibilities that are in you!”  Yes!  Yes!  Yes!

So, what are some caps that others have put on you?
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