Limiting Beliefs
Everyone of us are born with the fullest maximum potential than what we can ever even imagine. However what limit us is our limiting beliefs system. System that we developed, cultivated and nurtured differently in every single individual which are mainly influenced by our respectives habits, culture, upbringing, environment, values and many more.
Im too young to start my own business.. im too young to be a good speaker.. im too young to earn the trust that i deserve.. im too young to do this and to do that.. We keep telling ourselve we are too something to do something. What good does it serve us? We are just giving ourselves excuses. By doing that we are limiting our beliefs about what we are capable of doing. We prejudge and under estimate ourselves even before taking any action towards them. We are too influenced and affected by general perceptions and ideas. Good news is all these limiting beliefs are just very plain generic values that we picked up base only on normally a focus group of UNSUCCESSFUL and FAILURES bunch of people.
“ No one can convince me, except myself, on what i truly capable of doing” – Les Brown.
Think about it again. What do you get by limiting your belief? If you keep telling yourselves that you are too young for this and for that. Then there will come a point in your life you will notice that you will start saying I’m TOO OLD instead, to be doing anything and everything. “Nah.. im too old now”. Sounds very familiar?
Same goes with other excuses such as im not good enough, im a minority, im not educated enough, im not ready, i have no time yet, have not enough money, have no contacts and so on. Please give yourselves a break! Or at least a chance! Attend to those excuses one at a time diligently. Eg. Not good enough? Go get that acquired skill or knowledge! NOW!! Just note that KNOWLEDGE is POWER but only when you APPLIED IT!! How about another very common limiting beliefs, no time yet? Go find or create that time! You could not expect 24hrs a day become 30hrs a day whereby only then will you let go of this silly extremely lame excuse. NO one is special because everyone has that equal amount of 24hrs a day.
When you keep giving yourselves excuses you will eventually take NO action towards the ideas and the dreams you long to fulfil. FEAR is the main factor that leads you to form those excuses. FEAR of losing, FEAR of rejections, FEAR of making mistakes or FEAR of failure to just name a few. I suggest you rather put that creative mind of yours to evaluate and overcome the outcome of your actions rather than wasting it on crafting your excuses and affirming and proving that those excuse are indeed correct. You might be wrong but if you do not even do it you will never know that you are wrong. NO ACTION means NO RESULT. ACTION means RESULT then LEARN!! Take failures as a very useful and a personalised feedback for respective matters and then learn. It will definitely bring you to your goals or objectives or not atleast very close to them.
“WHEN YOU SEEK YOU WILL FIND” – Anthonny Robbins
There are so many successful people out there who refuse to have limiting beliefs. Founder of KFC who started his business and make it huge globally when he was 65yrs old. Obama became first black American to win the US presidential election. Minister Mentor LKY making his dedicated and committed vision on Singapore which is now the most developed country in the region despite not having resources became reality are one of the most inspiring in his history!
Just give yourselves a chance to do what you want to do. Take charge and be in control of your own decisions.