Mindset Monday: Limiting Beliefs
We have all heard the saying, "You are what you eat". But how many of you have heard the saying, "You are what you think"?
The truth of the matter is, you are the summation of your thoughts. Consider these seemingly benign statements that we say to ourselves on a daily basis:
✳ “I can’t tell the truth because I may get judged…”
✳ “I don’t want to get close to this person lest my heart gets broken…”
✳ “I don’t want to ask for what I want because, what if I get rejected?”
✳ “I can’t trust people because I’ve been betrayed before…”
✳ “I can’t pursue my dreams because I don’t know what I’d do if I fail…”
✳ “I can’t do X because of Y…”
✳ “I can’t do A because of B…”
Let's take a closer look at one of these statements. "I can't pursue my dreams because I don't know what I'd do if I fail". The truth of the matter is failure is an illusion.
If your dream is to get into Harvard and you don't get accepted. You didn't fail because nothing in your life changed. Before you applied for Harvard you weren't a Harvard student and afterwards you aren't a Harvard student.
The truth is you know how to NOT be a Harvard student better than you know how to be one. All of your life you weren't a Harvard student. And that life was good enough to get you to the position that you could apply to that particular school.
We tend to let fear stop us from achieving our goals because we don't want to fail but failure is just a stepping stone towards success.
If you believe that you can you will! Your belief in your goals have to be so finite that you can reach out in touch it, or you can see yourself with that possession or in that ideal body. That desire to have your goal must be a burning desire backed by faith, that it will materialize in your life.
My challenge to you is, write down your goal(s) on an index card. Carry that card with you daily and read it at least 3 times a day. Also Act As If you have achieved your goal already. The moment you start Acting As If, you have achieved your goal that's the moment you will start subconsciously taking steps towards your goal.
#tfw #mindsetmonday #tfwhicksville #coachJameltfw
— at Training for Warriors Hicksville.The truth of the matter is, you are the summation of your thoughts. Consider these seemingly benign statements that we say to ourselves on a daily basis:
✳ “I can’t tell the truth because I may get judged…”
✳ “I don’t want to get close to this person lest my heart gets broken…”
✳ “I don’t want to ask for what I want because, what if I get rejected?”
✳ “I can’t trust people because I’ve been betrayed before…”
✳ “I can’t pursue my dreams because I don’t know what I’d do if I fail…”
✳ “I can’t do X because of Y…”
✳ “I can’t do A because of B…”
Let's take a closer look at one of these statements. "I can't pursue my dreams because I don't know what I'd do if I fail". The truth of the matter is failure is an illusion.
If your dream is to get into Harvard and you don't get accepted. You didn't fail because nothing in your life changed. Before you applied for Harvard you weren't a Harvard student and afterwards you aren't a Harvard student.
The truth is you know how to NOT be a Harvard student better than you know how to be one. All of your life you weren't a Harvard student. And that life was good enough to get you to the position that you could apply to that particular school.
We tend to let fear stop us from achieving our goals because we don't want to fail but failure is just a stepping stone towards success.
If you believe that you can you will! Your belief in your goals have to be so finite that you can reach out in touch it, or you can see yourself with that possession or in that ideal body. That desire to have your goal must be a burning desire backed by faith, that it will materialize in your life.
My challenge to you is, write down your goal(s) on an index card. Carry that card with you daily and read it at least 3 times a day. Also Act As If you have achieved your goal already. The moment you start Acting As If, you have achieved your goal that's the moment you will start subconsciously taking steps towards your goal.
#tfw #mindsetmonday #tfwhicksville #coachJameltfw
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