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Mhammed Talhaouy
Mhammed Talhaouy

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🐘 The Elephant and the Chains — A Lesson on Breaking Limits

 When 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 — 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 — and it stuck.


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

  • The fear of failure from a past mistake
  • The voice that says “you’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.

👉 Today, challenge that belief.
👉 Test that chain.
👉 Take that first step.

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

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