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Mhammed Talhaouy
Mhammed Talhaouy

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🐘 The Elephant and the Chains β€” A Lesson on Breaking Limits

Image descriptionWhen elephants are just babies, trainers tie a heavy chain around their legs and anchor them to a post.
At that age, the elephant isn’t strong enough to break free.
It pulls, tugs, struggles β€” but fails.

Eventually, the baby elephant gives up.

As it grows into a powerful adult, capable of uprooting trees, it still believes it can’t break the chain.
So it never tries again.

Why?

Because the limiting belief was planted early β€” and it stuck.


How many of us are still held back by chains we could easily break β€” if only we dared to try?

  • The fear of failure from a past mistake
  • The voice that says β€œyou’re not ready”
  • The belief that success is for others, not for you

But the truth is:
You’re not that baby elephant anymore.
You’ve grown. You’ve learned. You’ve overcome.

The only thing keeping you stuck might be a belief that no longer fits who you are.

πŸ‘‰ Today, challenge that belief.
πŸ‘‰ Test that chain.
πŸ‘‰ Take that first step.

Because sometimes, the only thing between where you are and where you want to be β€” is a chain that’s no longer real.

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