There is a popular belief that most of the personal evolution and growth you undergo in life will be wrapping up by the time you’re thirty. But this is a self-fulfilling prophecy. By the time most people reach thirty, they’ve carved themselves into a life that leaves them no room for growth and accepted that this is simply the norm. This kind of stagnation is not inevitable, but you must build the habit of continually breaking out and expanding your comfort zone to prevent it.51 A life limited to your comfort zone will almost certainly hold you back from your potential. You cannot build a
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