{"id":8344,"date":"2021-01-11T05:20:55","date_gmt":"2021-01-11T10:20:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/flevy.com\/blog\/?p=8344"},"modified":"2021-01-12T09:27:44","modified_gmt":"2021-01-12T14:27:44","slug":"challenge-day-3-4-steps-to-overcome-your-limiting-beliefs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/flevy.com\/blog\/challenge-day-3-4-steps-to-overcome-your-limiting-beliefs\/","title":{"rendered":"Challenge Day 3: 4 Steps to Overcome Your Limiting Beliefs"},"content":{"rendered":"

Editor\u2019s note: This is part of\u00a0 30-day challenge series written by\u00a0Hanane Anouna<\/a>.\u00a0 \u00a0You can follow along and read the full series here.<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

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\u201cWhether you think you can or you think you can\u2019t, you\u2019re right\u201d – Henry Ford<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"\"<\/em>Your belief in yourself is one of the major keys to success as discussed in the last article, but it has never been an easy task for everyone. A lot of people are\u00a0stuck, and crippled<\/strong>\u00a0from attaining theirs goals and dreams because of\u00a0their own limiting beliefs.\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

What Is a Limiting Belief?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

A limiting belief is an\u00a0unconscious belief\u00a0<\/strong>that you keep repeating to yourself until you start believing in it which can hinder you from getting what you want.\u00a0These limiting beliefs are thoughts created\u00a0<\/strong>during your childhood, or repeated to you by family members, parents, educators, or your friends. When repeated everyday, these beliefs can impact your behavior and decision making. This will create\u00a0embedded patterns of thoughts<\/strong>\u00a0that may be difficult to change.<\/p>\n

Awareness can give you the opportunity to change these limiting beliefs by embracing new enlightened ones.<\/em><\/p>\n

Examples of Limiting Beliefs<\/strong><\/p>\n

Your limiting beliefs can involve different areas of your life including your career, your health, relationships and even money.<\/p>\n

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Distinguish between a Belief and a Fact?<\/strong><\/p>\n

If you are 40 years old and you think that you are “too old to start working on your dreams or learning new skills”, then it is just\u00a0a belief as it is true but only in your mind.<\/strong><\/p>\n

“This epidemic has impacted the life of millions of people all over the world” is a fact but \u201cmy life will never become as before\u201d is a belief.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

How Can You Identify and Overcome Your Limiting Beliefs?<\/strong><\/p>\n

It may not be easy to identify them as they are in the invisible part of the iceberg, in the subconscious mind. You need to find time for yourself to pause and reflect. Cut off all connections as you are the only person to do this inner journey. Identifying your limiting beliefs can be key to healing or improvement. It is not a task that you may accomplish in one day as it may take weeks, months or more depending on your efforts.<\/p>\n

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Positive affirmations can be used to re-program your patterns of thoughts and change the way you think about yourself. They are short and positive statements which will enable you to get rid of these self-defeating beliefs and re-program your subconscious mind:<\/em><\/p>\n

They may not create miracles but repeating them every day will start changing\u00a0the story of your<\/strong>\u00a0life and will enable you to\u00a0create new patterns of thoughts, and new beliefs.<\/strong>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

\"\"Here more examples of positive affirmations related to different areas of life:<\/em><\/p>\n