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Have you heard any of these terms: “limiting belief” or “unsupportive thought” or “unconscious assumptions”? What do these terms mean and why should it matter to you?
It is important to know that dealing with whatever you want to call them is the difference between achieving your dreams and staying stuck.
How self-limiting belief works
One of the coaches I work with often creates contests to motivate us to take actions she would like us to take. If I don’t believe I have any chance of winning the contest, I either don’t take the action to win or take half-hearted steps towards winning. Sometimes I feel conflicted about participating. A part of me would like to win the prize, but another part of my is weighing what work I could be getting done if I were devoting that same time and efforts to other projects. Again, my conflicted psyche will not lead me to win this or any contest. And it works exactly the same way in your business and life.What to do
So what’s a gal or guy to do?- Know what your unconscious beliefs are. Often this is difficult to do with yourself and this is why people hire coaches and consultants. But if you simply make a list of everything you a) feel guilty about, b) have doubts about, c) worry about, or d) are obligations you feel mixed about, your list will give you good insights into what some of your limiting beliefs actually are.
- Write them down and upgrade the thought. For example, if I have a limiting belief that I can’t generate the revenue I desire in my business and take good care of myself, I create internal resistance. I either have to have revenue at the cost of self care, or have great self-care and be broke! An upgraded thought would be, “I do know some people who have financially successful businesses and take great care of themselves.” An upgraded thought from there could be, “I bet there are habits or practices these people do that allow them to have profitable businesses and take great care of themselves.” This thought could then be upgraded to, “I bet I could learn these habits from these people by observing them, reading materials they wrote, or even hiring them as mentors, so that I, too, could generate good revenue and have great self care."
- Incorporate the new beliefs into your conscious mind. I have a list of my new supportive believes that I create from doing this process. I plan to record them on my phone and listen to them regularly to reinforce the new thoughts I want to adopt.
Copyright 2018 Christina M. Weber
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