“Losers are those people who stop believing that they can be winners.” So, make a choice - right now - not to become one of those. Its the only way not to disappoint yourself. Separate yourself from those who settle to be average. Think big, dream beyond imagination and accept that you can be extraordinary.
How do you do this? Step 1 - Identify all those beliefs that are holding you back. Step 2 - Get rid of these beliefs by replacing them with better beliefs.
Step 1
Here is how you can identify those limiting beliefs:
- I’m not good enough. Okay, lets see if this is true. How many fingers and hands do you have? And feet? Do you have a brain? Then what is the problem. You have all the necessary tools to succeed.
- I’m doing okay. Would you like a surgeon or dentist who did “okay” in his exams to operate on you? No, you want the person who got the best marks, right? Now why do you expect others to give you their best when you don’t give yourself your best. That does not make sense does it?
- Everything needs to be perfect before I begin. Well, if you never start, your “perfect” beginning will lead to an imperfect “nothing got done.” How perfect is that? Just get started,try your best and aim for the best kind of “perfect” there is - getting the job done as best you can.
- I can’t. How do you know, for certain, if you have not tried. Come on, get real, even you should be able to see how lame this excuse is.
- But I’m scared! Well, that shows that you are human. However, the only way to get rid of fear is to find a way to overcome it. If not it will continue to control your life.
Step 2
There is this story about the American Indian who told his grandson about the two wolves who live in each of us. He explained that the one is evil while the other one is good. After a while the grandson asked him which wolf becomes the stronger one to which the grandfather replied, “The one you feed the most.”
Your beliefs guide your thoughts, influence how you see life and its challenges and determine what you get back from life. In short, your beliefs can make you completely useless or they can make you a very happy person.
So, isn’t it time you get rid of all those limiting beliefs you have in your life?
