Reframe your Thinking

I want you to read this next sentence then close your eyes and really think about what it means:

Limiting beliefs are so hard to identify because we see them as something that just is. 

Can you wrap your head around what that means? 

Could you be holding yourself back and not even realize it? Limiting Beliefs guide choices, habits, and inhibit people from seeing their own gifts, talents, and opportunities. Here are some common Limiting Beliefs that people may have:

• I am not smart enough
• I am not good enough
• I’ll never be able to do that
• I don’t have the time
• I don’t have the strength to 
• I will never catch a break 
• I just have bad luck
• I can’t open up or I’ll get hurt 
• Change is too hard 
• I’m not good with money

Whether you think you can, or you think you can’t, you are right. The power of our mind is incredible. It can hold us back or it can propel us forward. 

Shining a light on the thoughts that don’t serve us well can create a surprising breakthrough in how we see the world and where we put our attention. 

For example, one of my clients had believed that worrying would help prepare her for the unexpected. She spent so much of her time worrying. After recommending she write down her worries and then set aside a scheduled “time” to allow herself to worry, she realized how much time she wasted worrying about things she had no control over. The excess worrying was actually making her more anxious and less focused on being in the moment. She realized her days were wasted with worry and not experiencing joy. The awareness of excess worry was the breakthrough she needed to release the limiting belief that worry prepared her for the unexpected.

Often, Limiting Beliefs  come from how we interpreted something from when we were a child. It could be from what a parent said or a teacher did. Maybe a schoolmate. We became insecure and took on a belief that now holds us back. 

You are amazing, just as you are. If you want to learn something new, you can do it. If you want to change a belief, all you need to do is identify it, challenge it, and then re-frame it to a new belief.

Here are some examples of reframing the above limiting beliefs: 

• I am not smart enough > I can learn
• I am not good enough > I am good enough
• I’ll never be able to do that > I get better every time I try
• I don’t have the time > I choose to prioritize my time
• I don’t have the strength to > I have overcome a lot and can handle anything
• I will never catch a break > I am open to the opportunities
• I just have bad luck > I am grateful for all that I have
• I can’t open up or I’ll get hurt > I can set healthy boundaries while making new connections.
• Change is too hard > Change can be fun
• I’m not good with money > I can learn financial skills

If you look at how far you have come, you can see you got this!