3 Beliefs that Sabotage Goals
Self Limiting Beliefs
Our minds are one of our most powerful tools. Our beliefs about ourselves and the world shape our actions. Our actions shape our results and our reality. Are your beliefs about yourself serving you? Or are your beliefs keeping you from moving ahead and making progress?
Beliefs that Keep You Stuck
Here are three common beliefs that wreak havoc with our ability to move forward. Do any of these sound familiar?
- Do you believe that you don’t deserve it? Is your image of yourself that of someone who can only do average things in an average world? Are you someone who can’t possibly be so extraordinary as to step outside the parameters of “normal”? Do you feel that you aren’t worthy of success?
- Do you believe that comfort in your present situation, even an uncomfortable present situation, is better than venturing into unknown territory? Have you been miserable so long that you’ve become accustomed to it and actually prefer it to stepping out into the unknown?
- Do you believe that if you are successful, you will lose something or someone? Perhaps family, friends or co-workers would be unhappy, jealous, resentful, or disappointed? Are you afraid that you will no longer fit in?
Mindset is Key
What we believe about ourselves shapes who we are. It shapes the goals we set, the path we take and the energy we put into accomplishing our dreams. If we believe ourselves to be inadequate to meet the challenge or incapable of pushing our limits then we will be stuck doing what we’ve always been doing and getting the same results we’ve always gotten. If we wait for others to approve and give support or for the stars to perfectly align before we move forward in our plan, we will always be waiting.
One of the great icons of the motivational world, Zig Ziglar used to say that he was so positive and so sure of accomplishing his goals that he would, “go after Moby Dick in a rowboat and take the tartar sauce with me.”
What about you?
Can you envision your goal?
Can you envision you in the future accomplishing your goal? Are your beliefs inline with success?
Are you so confident, so determined that you would take off after Moby Dick and bring the tartar sauce?
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Well written and inspirational, as always, Lynne. Sharing!
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