3 Practices to Unleash Your Limitless Self As an entrepreneur, success hinges upon your abilities to reach beyond what's already been achieved, overcome limitations and actualize creative solutions.

Do you remember the first job or career you ever dreamed about having when you were really young? I do. I was five or six years old and completely in love with horses, so naturally, I wanted to be a horse jockey. Yep, I wanted to fly down a track vying for first place while getting dirt flung in my face by the competition's pounding hooves.

Okay, I didn't actually dream about the dirt part — that realization came much later — but not before my dream was quickly shot down by my mother. It was well-intended, of course. After all, I was off the charts with my growth and my pediatrician predicted that I'd grow to be over 6 feet, far taller than the typical tiny horse jockey.

After my mother broke the sad news to me that I'd never be a horse jockey, I gave up on that dream and identified another. Naturally, I let my heart lead and picked another sport I loved: gymnastics. I got the same "Oh, you can't do that" from my mother and for the same reason: too tall.