Free Yourself From Your Limiting Beliefs!

The doubt that I have in life now is actually a story that I have been writing since as far back as I can remember. This self doubt has held me back too many times to count from succeeding at goals and dreams I set. It follows me around like a little birdy tweeting in my ear just as I am about to set out on a new venture. It sings to me, “nope, you can’t do that. Other people can do that, but not you. You aren’t smart enough, good enough, or whatever other enough there is”. So I hear it and I snap back to reality and decide to agree with that birdy. So in the end, I didn’t grow, I didn’t learn, I didn’t even try.

So how does it serve me to keep this bird of self doubt fluttering around me each day? Believe it or not, it does serve a purpose in my life. Sometimes, succeeding is scary. It falls outside of the story I have been telling myself for years…that limiting belief. It has become a security blanket. Believing in this limiting belief provides a need, whether it is safety or avoiding discomfort, maintaining status quo allows that need to be met.

To break free of this limiting belief takes work. If you aren’t ready to put in the work, then this limiting belief is serving you from discomfort. But take stock on what possibilities are out there for when you finally let go of it.

If you want to break free then keep reading for six steps to help work through the limiting belief! If you aren’t ready, that is OK. Part of my job as a health coach is helping clients to realize where they are in their state of change. Just because you are not ready now, doesn’t mean you won’t be in the future.

First you need to acknowledge the limiting belief. For example, “I will be judged if I wear a bathing suit.”

Next, seek the source. Did you have an encounter when you were younger that caused this belief? Did you witness someone else have an encounter? What is the earliest memory of this belief? For example, “I saw people pointing at a larger woman at the beach and laughing when I was younger.” It is not always that easy to pinpoint the sources, but sometimes it is.

Recognize the falsehood. How is this serving you today? “I don’t want to put myself out there in a bathing suit and just feel uncomfortable any way.”

Create a new empowering belief. This is key! How do you want to think and feel? Repeat your new belief daily as an affirmation. “I feel happier in a bathing suit and people are too busy to care what I am wearing.”

Act as if. Fake it until you make it!

Find evidence to support your new success. No matter how small, acknowledge the evidence to support your new belief. “I went to the beach today in a bathing suit and not one person pointed at me and laughed.” Sounds silly and obvious, but it has to be acknowledged to create these stepping stones on your path towards believing this new belief.

Every person has their own limiting beliefs. Before you decide to free yourself from yours, ask yourself whether this belief is worth overcoming. Not all limiting beliefs need to be addressed. So to help you decide if this is a belief worth working through, ask yourself how your life would change by freeing yourself.

I hope this was insightful and helpful. I am available for a consultation call if you would like to discuss this further and learn how I can help!