Are you a Prisoner or a Hostage?

We are born free but gradually become prisoners or hostages of emotions, environment or circumstances. The process is so gradual we never realize it is happening until we end up deep in captivity. There are no loud sirens, hand cuffs, guns or judges before incarceration. But once behind the bars, we loose our freedom and rights. To be successful we need to let freedom ring.

Are you free? Or are you confined behind the walls of poverty, ignorance, negativity, guilt, jealousy or fear? If you have been held hostage or imprisoned by the items named above,  I urge you to emancipate yourself by the renewal of your mind and intentions. You need a prison break plan designed with military precision. You need to execute the plan as soon as practical. The following are areas of life that may be holding you in captivity:

1.) Fear

Fear prevents people from succeeding in life. You need to manage fear and harness it to work for you. If you ever find yourself fearing to tackle a particular problem or take on a project, don’t give up. Could it be that your fear stems from lack of preparation? In that case you should take action in preparing for the task at hand.

On the other hand could you be fearing stepping out of your comfort zone? In that case you should do whatever it is you fear and expand the boundaries of your comfort zone. In other words don’t let fear paralyze you. Learn to take action every time the emotion of fear shows its ugly head.

2.) Negativity

People get caught up in a web of negativity. Negativity breeds more negativity. If you ever find yourself planting negative thoughts in your mind, remember you reap what you sow. Surround yourself with positive people. Free yourself from negative patterns and habits.

3.) Ignorance

The biggest and roughest prison you can find yourself in is ignorance. If you are in that prison, my advice is simple: Run Run Run! Don’t look back. Ignorance keeps people down. Stay away from ignorant folks lest they bring you down. Nothing can keep you away from success like ignorance can. Sports coaches encourage players to shun ignorance by learning an incredible amount of information and techniques to stay on top of their game.

4.) Relationship

The person you spend most of your time with or life together will have an incredible impact on your life. Choose wisely. If you are caught up in an abusive or emotionally draining relationship, run my friend run. If you are caught up in relationship that puts you down and stunts your growth, run my friend run. Relationships are supposed to be fun not prisons or hostage situations.

5.) Debt & Poverty

Poverty steals the dignity and self confidence of millions. Fight poverty with a passion. Have a financial plan to eradicate debt and become financially free. If you don’t have to beg people for financial favors, you are more likely to interact with them on better and equal terms. Avoid taking on personal and consumer debt if you can help it.

6.) Emotions

Emotions can control people, their thought patterns, habits and level of success. Free yourself from the emotions of jealousy, envy, guilt, rage, anger, anxiety, self pity, hate and shame. Develop a quality of self mastery by controlling your emotions instead of letting them control you.

7.) Religion

Many religious people have a tunnel vision of life. They justify their human failings by taking cover in religion. It is a trap, don’t fall for it. The religion will cover for you today, but take your freedom the next day. Religions and cults are one of the common jailers of commonsense. Many conflicts through out history have had something to do with religion. Take time to understand the religion you follow and how it impacts your freedom. Don’t just surrender your thinking to a charismatic religious figure.

8.) Career

You spend a lot of time at your job or career. The least you can do is to make sure you do what you love. Find something you can do with a passion and be able to give the best of yourself with ease. If you hate your job or career, you are in prison my friend. Make an exit plan and plan to do something you love. Don’t just jump out without a parachute. Make a detailed plan of action before handing your boss that resignation letter.

Summary

Success and freedom go hand in hand. So hand yourself the right to be free, to do whatever you want and be wherever you want to be. Emancipate yourself from the captivity of the mind, finances and emotions. Put a plan in motion to say goodbye to your jailers and whoever or whatever is holding you back from succeeding.<–>

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