Sometimes, the biggest thing holding you back isn’t outside of you.
It’s not the job, the relationship, the system, or the circumstance.
It’s your inner cages.
Your deep, quiet beliefs and ideas about yourself, or life itself.
And those beliefs? They can be the very thing standing in the way of your growth, your freedom, and your truth.
Why don’t you simply find these inner hazards and break free?
The magic word is: Noticing.
You can’t notice them because they’ve always been there, no matter how they found their way to your head- your parents, teachers, culture, media…, somewhere along the line, you absorbed them—not as opinions, but as reality.
For example, maybe you believe that working 9 to 5 (or 9 to 9) is just how life works.
That time equals money.
That the world is unsafe unless you’re constantly alert.
These aren’t just ideas: they’re part of a belief system that might be standing in the way of your best life.
The other option is that your mind chooses to avoid them because it’s easier.
But what if you could choose to do the work, to go against your sweet comfort, knowing this is your best way to finally be free and create your desired life?
Is it time to finally expose and shake off these beliefs that no longer serve you?
If you feel that you’re done with being stuck, that you’re done standing in your own way, then I invite you to take the lead, starting now!
How?
Ask yourself, “Is there anything that, for some reason, seems out of reach no matter what I do? I always end up in the same place?”
If your response is “Yes! And I’m tired of this!”
Then, without judgment, look inside and ask:
“Could there be thoughts, ideas, or beliefs I have around this concept that may be holding me back?”
Once you expose them, it’s time to find proof that these ideas are not the whole truth, that you are capable. That you have managed similar things before, and you can do it again. That you deserve to live the life you want.
When I began my one-way journey, I wasn’t just traveling through countries—I was traveling through belief systems.
I started shaking the truths I had always lived by, not because I was against them, but because I needed to see which ones were mine.
Which beliefs were standing in the way, and which ones were actually guiding me forward?
And today, that’s the invitation I offer to you:
To stretch the edges of your mindset.
To gently question what feels fixed..
To ask yourself:
Is this belief helping me grow—or is it standing in my way?
Because the mind doesn’t just believe—it also seeks evidence.
That’s how mindset, thoughts, and beliefs can either become a cage—or a key.
If you find this post resonating, you might find that my memoir and self-help Breaking Cages, is the book you’ve been looking for! Breaking Cages, soon to be published, is your guide and companion on your self-exploration journey to inner freedom.
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About the author: Dana Almo Krušinova is the author of Breaking Cages, a dynamic speaker, and creator of transformative experiences that help women and teams dismantle inner limitations and lead with clarity, courage, and truth.
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