Squiggly Careers #493 Challenge your limits, don't limit your challenges
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Aug 19, 2025 Are you allowing others to define your career limits? Discover the mantra of challenging your limits instead of limiting your challenges. Embrace self-driven growth and resilience as you learn practical ways to explore your potential and build confidence. Curiosity paves the way for informed decisions while celebrating small wins keeps motivation alive. Reflect on your personal achievements and gain insights into navigating challenges, ensuring you're on a path of continuous development and success.
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Don't Let Others Define Your Limits
- Other people's views of what you can do are limited by their perspective and may not match yours.
- Helen found the phrase 'challenge your limits, don't limit your challenges' helped her reject others' imposed boundaries.
Juggling Business, Squiggly, And Life
- Helen was juggling launching a business at Virgin, starting Squiggly Careers, and other big life events when people told her to drop things.
- She resisted advice to choose one thing and instead used the quote to keep pursuing multiple meaningful challenges.
Difficulty Signals Growth
- Choosing a challenge usually pushes you beyond your current capabilities and feels difficult by design.
- Helen frames these moments as opportunities to explore potential rather than reasons to stop.
