KC36: How Burning Bridges Can Get You Greater Focus & Success! Episode
Have you ever heard of the expression or phrase “To burn your bridges”?
Or perhaps “To burn your boats”?
And sometimes, it’s the other way around – I.e. “Don’t burn your bridges”
In today’s episode…
I’ll be sharing about the strategy of burning your bridges in…
A different context from what you…
Might have usually heard or read before…
So that you get a lot more focused on…
What you need to do in your life
Rather than be held back by your Achilles’ heel
The Genesis of It All
But first…
Let’s talk about where the expression is said to originate from
This phrase started from an ancient military strategy that is connected to the self-destruction of boats
In the year 1519, Captain Hernando Cortes destroyed Mexico and the Aztec Empire
With less than 1000 soldiers, he was able to conquer a nation 5000 times bigger than his army number
While there is controversy over details, there’s no debate Cortes was absolutely committed to winning
That he was utterly persuasive in getting his soldiers to wreck their own ships
In order to prevent any possible idea of retreat or escape
It forced them to either die or succeed in the process
This situation of being cornered and left with no other choice…
Bred absolute commitment for them and the rest is history
If you’ve heard of the expression “don’t burn your bridges” before…
It’s usually to do with the context of keeping your options open
Especially in employment and relationships
A lot of times this may be wise but not so with what I’ll be talking about now…
How This Impacts Us
In working with many people before, I’m well aware that many have got…
Lifelong bad or unproductive bondages, obsessions & habits
These include drinking, gambling, pornography and so on and so forth
We greatly underestimate how much these addictions and habits may cost us…
In terms of veering away from our true purpose, mission and calling…
In terms of money, time and resources wasted…
And also the immense impact on our family and loved ones
As long as we remain unclear and unconscious as to how much the damage is
We’ll remain where we are and do little about them
Would you like to know 2 examples where I’ve actually burned my bridges?
2 Simple Examples
Over 10 years ago, starting from when I was about 12 years of age…
I grew a bad habit and obsession of gaming
In those times, I was still schooling and would not return home till…
I’ve wasted at least 5 dollars each day at the gaming arcade
I’m certain I’ve wasted tens of thousands of dollars and not to add…
Precious irrecoverable time in doing so
It came to a critical point where I realised it amounted to little to no good
And was not building up my future that I decided to sever my gaming
As a 2nd example, I used to like following a ton of soccer news
While it’s fine to have a hobby or follow a sport, it’s extremely unproductive
To keep reading & keeping up with soccer news that wasn’t going to amount
To a hill of beans for me in my life
I’m so glad and thankful that I no longer have these habits and addictions…
Ruining & holding me back from staying focused on what I need to do on a daily basis
In Summary…
I believe it all starts with your awareness of your problems, issues
And challenges & the deep desire to resolve it
As this draws to an end…
Begin to raise your awareness and consciousness and…
Ask yourself if there are any bridges to bad habits, bondages or obsessions
You need to take a firm stance on and start burning them away
When you do so, a fresh breath of life will come your way and
Your life will take on a more powerful trajectory
Burning your bridges this way will cause you to…
Focus on what really matters and ultimately,
Empower you to have a greater degree of success in your life
As a final point, sometimes it helps greatly to have someone
Assist in this journey of getting rid of destructive habits
And burning away those bridges
If this is you, don’t hesitate to reach out!
