How to identify a limiting belief- my kick ass coach

How To Identify A Limiting Belief

by Vicki Garcia on November 27, 2012

Part of my job as a coach is to help my clients see what is holding them back. Usually, part of the problem, is what we think and believe.
What is a limiting belief? A limiting belief is anything you think or believe that says you cannot do or be something.
Examples:
I’m not smart enough to do that job.
I’m not good looking enough for him to like me.
I want to start a business but I don’t know how.
I’m too tall. I’m too short. I’m too fat.
They don’t like me.
They want to see me fail.
All men are cheaters.
Blah, blah, blah…

Basically, limiting beliefs suck! They tell you that you can’t and that is total BS. They are basically big, fat excuses for not living up to your potential and having what you want. They work like this: once you have a limiting belief like, all men are cheaters; you will only look for and see the evidence to back it up. The flip side is also true. If you believe that men are good and faithful, you will see the evidence to back up that belief. This is why it is so important to check your beliefs and see if they are serving you or making your life difficult.

Here’s one way to identify your limiting beliefs:

1. Think of something you really want to do, be or have. Got something?
2. Really visualize it and smile while thinking about it.
3. Now, wait and be quiet.
4. What you think next, is probably a limiting belief. It’s the one that says, “yeah, but”.

Thought: I would love to start a business and get out of this corporate hell…..
Limiting belief: Yeah, but you don’t know how and you wouldn’t make enough money anyway. You aren’t smart enough to do that. Who do you think you are to think you could run a business? Ha! What a joke!
Thought: I’m going to be a millionaire one day!
Limiting belief: WTH? What makes you think you can do that? How, exactly will you make that happen? It’s never going to happen. You aren’t millionaire material.
Get it? Your limiting beliefs are the voice in your head that say, “no” to you. No, you can’t do that, be that or have that. It’s anything you think that begins with, “yeah, but”.
Pay very close attention to what comes after a good thought. It’s most likely a limiting belief. Write these down as you notice them. Once you are aware of your most frequent limiting beliefs, you can choose to change them.
I’ll address the HOW in another post. In the mean time, if you want more on this topic, check out THIS post.