How to Overcome Self-Limitations

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Perhaps the only limits to the human mind are those we believe in... 
-Willis Harman

No matter who you are or how successful you are, you will have to deal with self-limitations.  Many times they seem to come out of nowhere and cause us to doubt ourselves.  Things can be going just fine or great and all of the sudden - Wham! - a negative or self-limiting thought comes into your mind.

Where do these things come from?  I took me a while to figure this out, but the answer is actually straightforward.  They come from your beliefs.  In fact, as I went on my journey of figuring this out,
I created a formula that encapsulates it all:

Beliefs -> Emotions/Feelings -> Thoughts -> Actions -> Results

If you take out every word, but the first and the last one, you get "Beliefs = Results."

It is not our thoughts that are self-limiting, but the beliefs behind them that cause our negative thoughts that  are the source of problem.

So, how do we overcome self-limiting beliefs?  The answer is simple, we change our beliefs.  But, as we all know, that is easier said than done.

The first step is awareness, which I hope you are experiencing now.  You cannot change something unless you are aware of it.

Next, take inventory of your beliefs.  Have you ever really stopped and thought about what you truly believe?  What are you principles?  What are your core values?  Where did they come from?  Did you choose them or are they just there?  You'll be surprised at how many things you thought you believed, that when you think about them, you really don't.  You can then start to formulate the beliefs that YOU want to have.

Lastly, we have institute a process to catch ourselves and re-direct to what we want to have.  For me, I found that following a simple process of  "Stop, Ask, and Choose" works best. Stop yourself when you have negative or self-limiting thought.  Ask yourself what "belief" is causing it.  Choose whether to keep that belief or replace it with the one you want to have.

At first, this is very awkward and you will have to stop for a minute or two to go through the exercise, but after doing it for a little while, it will start to become easier and eventually a habit.

Self-limiting beliefs are housed in the deepest recesses of our mind and are not easy to change -- but they CAN be changed.  Learning to change them will change your whole life and take your potential to entirely new levels.  Now get out there and Stop, Ask, and Choose!