The African impala has the amazing ability of being able to leap 10 feet in the air and cover a distance of 10 yards in one jump, and yet the animal can be contained in a compound with walls only 3 or 4 feet high! Why? – Because the impala won’t jump unless it can see where it’s going to land. As a result impalas can be captured and imprisoned using their own self-imposed limitations. Many people act the same way: They are captured and imprisoned by their own self-imposed limitations, i.e. fear. The only way to escape the ‘impala syndrome’ is to take a risk and jump. You may not be able to see what’s on the other side of the wall, but if you don’t jump you’ll die wondering.

The African impala has the amazing ability of being able to leap 10 feet in the air and cover a distance of 10 yards in one jump, and yet the animal can be contained in a compound with walls only 3 or 4 feet high! Why? – Because the impala won’t jump unless it can see where it’s going to land. As a result impalas can be captured and imprisoned using their own self-imposed limitations. Many people act the same way: They are captured and imprisoned by their own self-imposed limitations, i.e. fear. The only way to escape the ‘impala syndrome’ is to take a risk and jump. You may not be able to see what’s on the other side of the wall, but if you don’t jump you’ll die wondering.