Don’t Believe Everything You Think!!

The limiting beliefs we have of ourselves can be influenced by various factors such as past experiences, criticisms from others, fear of failure, what others think, or our reputation. Unconsciously we put up barriers based on our unique experience and then we start to identify with them, these thinking limits our beliefs and blocks our personal progression.

To help you identify your limiting beliefs grab a pen and paper and write down something you always wanted to do but you did not pursue it because of a fear of some sort, it might be worth asking yourself what is the worst thing that could happen? Think about your strengths, skills, achievements and use them to remind yourself of the positive things needed to break down the barriers you have placed on what you wanted to do.

Some of the most common limiting beliefs start with I can’t, I won’t, I don’t, I am not. Thinking and believing you are not worthy or not enough will be one of the head noise that comes with these. Some common limiting beliefs that can come from us or others are:

• There is no point in trying
• It will never work
• They won’t like me
• I’m too old for this
• Why does this always happen to me
• Good things don’t happen to me
• I don’t have the time
• You will never achieve anything
• You don’t deserve success
• I can only do this job
• I couldn’t work anywhere else
• I’m not intelligent

 Instead try to:

• Look for what is right
• Focus on what will work
• Feel positive about what you have achieved
• Transfer your current skills
• Show your true potential
• Build your confidence
• Think positive (I can, I will, I am, etc.)
• Learn from your mistakes and use it as an experience
• Believe in your self-worth

If you are defining yourself by what you do or don’t do right now, then you have placed a BLOCK on your opportunities to learn and enhance your skills and knowledge for the future. Take the time to challenge yourself and break down your Self-Limiting Belief and transform them into action.

“If you believe you can, you probably can. If you believe you won’t, you most assuredly won’t. Belief is the ignition switch that gets you off the launching pad”. – Denis Waitley