Pigeon Holes and Labels

Imagine if we had to live down to what we have been labelled or pigeon-holed?

It is amazing how instinctively and naturally we label and put people in a box when we meet them. They are "rude", "aloof", "unfriendly".... And when we get to know people we still label them. "lazy", "unskilled", "incapable" and on and on. I'm completely guilty of this.

But good thing those people don't have to live down to what I have labelled them. And good thing we do not have to live down to the things we all have been labelled.

We have freedom to be what we want to be, to soar above labels and expectations.

Like labels we pigeon-hole people, saying they are good at  X or Y and that is it. We limit people by saying they can only do and accomplish so much.

How often do we hear stories of someone being told, "you will never (fill in the blank)" and that is the motivation for that person to actually do (fill in the blank)?

If you've been unfairly or wrongly labelled as something, don't worry about it. Labels are removable and often wrong. If you've been told you are not capable of doing something, they are probably wrong.