Breaking Your Own Ceiling

Sometimes, all you need is to take a step forward beyond your limit. This month reminded me that growth isn’t about ease.

September was a good month . I decided to break my own ceiling and put myself in situation(s) that pushes me.

Here’s the thing: I’ve always had a “talking threshold” and a “Peopling exhaustion” thing; this is how much I can talk in a day and how much human interaction I can have before I get exhausted. Once I reach those maximum, I become tired, like mentally tired.

This month, I found myself in a place where that threshold was tested. I have to speak, connect, and share in rooms where I didn’t feel entirely comfortable.

I remember sharing an experience and I was asked “How did you feel about sharing that ?”

Me: Nerve racking/ uncomfortable.

Few days of having the same routine, I suddenly feel like I could talk for a bit more and also my exhaustion around people had reduced. It felt like such a big win for me; it meant I could still be okay after going beyond my threshold, because I have a new threshold.

I thought to myself “You don’t know how far you can go, until you keep going far”

This month’s newsletter isn’t just about me. I want to speak to anyone building their career whether you’re early in your journey or somewhere in the middle and feeling stuck.

You may think you can’t move beyond where you are, You may think you’re not enough.

But here’s what I’ve realised:

Sometimes, you don’t know your true capacity until you’re forced to go further. Even if you stumble while at it, you’ll learn from it.

And that learning is itself progress.

So don’t be afraid of the uncomfortable rooms or those rooms that feel like they will stretch you. Step into them. Maybe, that’s where you need to be for growth to happen.

This month reminded me that growth isn’t about ease. It’s about being willing to be uncomfortable, to be vulnerable, and to push beyond your current limit.

If you’re reading this and doubting your capacity remember: you’re stronger than you think, but you’ll only find out by trying.