You can tell what you believe by what you get.
-Alan Cohen
Limiting beliefs zap your energy and keep you stuck by telling you over and over again that you can't achieve your goals or that you're not worthy of acceptance and success.
The Top Ten Limiting Beliefs are:
- I'm too selfish/loud/shy
- I'm a bad.... (eg I'm a bad parent/friend/son)
- I will never be successful
- There is never enough money (or money doesn't grow on trees)
- It's too late for me to.... (change my career etc)
- I will never....(be successful, find love, travel etc)
- I always disappoint people
- I am not pretty/slim/clever enough
- I'm not good enough/I don't deserve...(happiness success, wealth, love)
- "I can't do it!"
Many limiting beliefs feel so normal that you don't even notice them. They are perceived as facts, rather than as mere beliefs that can be questioned and then changed. A 'belief' doesn't mean it's a fact - it's actually only your perception of the truth and this can be changed, with some work.
If you experience negative thoughts or feelings on a regular basis, or there are patterns in your life that you can't seem to figure out (bad relationships or continuous problems with money for example) it is VERY likely that you have a hidden limiting belief.
The life that you create is largely determined by your beliefs. Limiting beliefs hold you back from being the best that you can be and from being open to unlimited possibilities. Breaking Free of your Limiting Beliefs is the first step to personal transformation.
Look at the Top Ten Limiting Beliefs list. Do any of them sound familiar? If they do, jot them down and think about the ways they are negatively impacting your life - money, relationships, career, goals.
Watch for my next blog post where I'll give you the essential 3-step plan for Breaking Free of your Limiting Beliefs.
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