I believe most of my chapters are about overcoming things, feelings, obstacles and whatever else is preventing you from achieving happiness or success. However, if the world was that perfect, we wouldn’t be writing this much and motivating each other. There is an unspoken truth most tend to avoid. The boundaries and limitations we CANNOT overcome. Yes, I said it. You could work thousands of days and involve 10,000 hours of your time to master it, but it will just never happen. Let’s look at a quick example. Can you dunk if you are 5 feet tall? Yes, if you manage to lower the net by a whole foot or two. That is a very simple example that illustrates clearly this point. We tend to overemphasize our capacities, and our abilities to do “anything”, but it is not a correct approach. There are some things that we just shouldn’t pursue, and this is subject to a person’s life, abilities and capacities. Are some feats worth dying for or injuring yourself badly? My point is we tend to push people into these fantasies without ever considering that maybe we are not in position to talk about specifics when we know none of the factors, or that we try to push an idea just for the sake of the argument. Wrong again! If I was a huge influencer about motivational talk, and someone came to me and asked me what he needed to do to become a professional basketball player, and obviously I thought there were very little chances of that happening, why would I give false hope as if it will do anybody any good? I see it repeatedly. People keep advising other people to pursue their dreams no matter what it is, no matter what the cost. Now, I am the last person to advise you not to follow your dreams and give your everything when you are applying yourself in a place, however I will advise you to carefully consider how much effort you want to put where/in what and the expectations you set yourself. While I think it is OK to do so, I always hope that people don’t come out of it disappointed, which can be worst than not having taken a dream. It is ok to lower your expectations and yet be satisfied.  It doesn’t have to be 100% or nothing, and my point is to be realistic with your abilities and goals. Some people are very good at some things and some others are better at other things. There are no wrongs or better here. Simply a choice in which one must expect realistic outcomes and not be disappointed if goals are not met a 100%. If I take me as an example, I will never be able to achieve some things, like singing. I might be the most passionate person in the world when it comes to music and singing, but I just can’t sing. And 10,000 hours later, I would still be just ok. So, if I was told I am to do whatever I want if I set my mind to it, that’s just plain bullshit. This boundary of mine is what defines me who I am. Part of why I’m so good at other things is because I’m not good at that. Everybody is unique and talents are just called that because they represent unique skill-sets that vary from person to person. It is ok not to be good at some things, and it’s also ok not to be very good at anything. Sometimes we must look our whole lives to discover ourselves and find that one thing that we are unique at. While my dream will always be to sing and be good at it, I know I can’t achieve that dream, however I don’t bury myself in illusions just to prove that I can do anything. I’m ok with who I am. I don’t need to be the perfect version of myself, I already feel perfect and for me, that’s good enough.