DON'T BE A MONKEY! 🐒😂 – BREAK FREE FROM CONDITIONED THINKING

You’ve probably heard about the monkey experiment, which shows how individuals can be conditioned to behave in certain ways without ever questioning why. If you haven’t, here’s a link to check it out 👉🏾 The Monkey Experiment

This concept plays out in our daily lives more than we realise. Let me share a few examples:

👉🏾 The Lent Tradition & Questioning Norms

As a child growing up in a Catholic home, I knew that meat was off the table on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday. I never questioned this—I simply followed the norm. It wasn’t until I Googled it (yes, do it too! 😀) that I truly understood its reason.

👉🏾 Workplace Conditioning & Missed Opportunities

At one organisation I worked for, earnings were commission-based. Strangely, most employees complained about low salaries but made no effort to earn more from the 2.5% commission offered. Had I not stopped to reflect, I might have joined the crowd—frustrated yet unwilling to break the cycle.

💡 The "Monkey Effect" is Everywhere!

We are heavily influenced by our environment, often without questioning the limitations placed on us. But what if we tried something different?

🔹 Instead of saying, “I can’t,” ask, “How can I?”

🔹 Instead of fearing failure, find ways to adapt.

🔹 Instead of accepting limits, challenge them creatively.

🌟 What if the “electric pole” that others warn you about isn’t actually blocking you—but you just need gloves or a long stick to reach your goal of getting the bananas?

Since only humans can read this (not monkeys 🐵), let’s remember that the greatest obstacles aren’t external—they are the ones we place on ourselves.

✨ Be inspired today. You are not a monkey. You are limitless.

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