The Effect Limiting Beliefs Have On The Mind
Limiting beliefs comes from the mind. It could be an internal voice in your head or it could be from external sources influencing your beliefs and the view of yourself in the world.
When limiting beliefs are in control of your mind your performance, success and overall wellbeing are greatly affected. If there is no change it will literally destroy your life and rob you of a life of full potential.
The worse thing of all. Your limiting beliefs can be hidden from you. Acted out in the subconscious mind without you even noticing the effects it has on your life. That’s the scary part. This will affect your financial wealth, relationships, career progression and overall happiness.
I too had limiting beliefs around many things growing up. It’s kind of luck of the draw who your parents are, what school you go to and what country you live in. These major factors in your life can hugely determine what you will become. If you are in an environment where everyone thinks all millionaires are bad people or all people from the other village are the enemies. The chances of a child who then grows up into adulthood who still believe this is unfortunately high.
That’s why what you allow into your mind, who you hang around with and where you live is of importance for dispelling limiting thoughts.
The Three Limiting Beliefs
1. Limiting Beliefs From Your Own Mind
The most important of all limiting beliefs is how you think personally of yourself. If you believe you are not enough, won’t win at anything or be in a happy relationship. Those thoughts will create a reality you have to live with. Our very thoughts dictate what will become or close to. The power thoughts have over our lives is the difference between someone living a life of purpose or someone living a life they hate.
2. Limiting Beliefs From Others Around You
We all grow up with adults who influence our lives for good or bad. The effects of this can stay with you for a lifetime. Luckily we live in a world now where you can travel easily, gather knowledge with a click of a finger and this can hugely change your viewpoints.
I too had limiting beliefs from others growing up about many things that now I don’t believe any more thanks to new experiences and being around positive people.
You hear it all the time when adolescents are leaving school and they have a job councillor who advises them on future career paths. The career councillor who hasn’t achieved anything in their own life telling children what they can and can’t become.
Some will use it as motivation but far too many will believe this person viewpoint and consequently, will limit that person from succeeding.
Who you are around and take advice from can impact your life. Blocking out the noice of the naysayers will help you greatly in dispelling your limiting beliefs.
3. Limiting Beliefs From Society
We are inundated with constant feedback from the world around us. It’s harder than ever to distinguish what is true and what’s not. The news will have you believe that a certain race of people is bad and another is good based on their own political agender.
But limiting beliefs can affect you on a more personal level based on your race, religion and class. Overcoming these preconceived notions is crucial for your own success.
I come from a working-class background in Birmingham. If I believed what society thought my career path should be or my role in society. I would be in a completely different position from what I am today.
Societies influence can play a major role in your limiting beliefs. With our keen ability to fit in. Fitting into the wrong belief system can dramatically affect your life.
How To Block Out The Noice
- Be careful who and what you listen to
- Question everything about your own beliefs system
- You can choose where you live and who you live with
- Spend time with positive and open minded people
- Remember you are in control of your thoughts and what you believe in
Create An Identity That Delivers
James Clear explains the importance of creating an identity. If you write, create an identity that you are a writer, if you play the guitar in your spare time create an identity that you are a musician. Creating an identity he explains is of importance when changing your belief system.
What you believe is what you will become and the habit of creating a belief system that helps you deliver the life you want is of major importance.
If you believe you are not smart enough. Create an identity of being a reader, an academic.
If you believe you can’t do something. Create an identity of a confident can-do person.
There is no surprise that many children grow up to do similar things to what their parents do, or copy what they see on TV or what teachers they have in their life.
You are not born with an identity it’s created for you from an early age. The best thing about being an adult is that you can create any identity you want. It will be challenging and uncomfortable but with time and effort, you can dispel any limiting belief for a new identity that delivers self-belief in abundance.
What’s Next For You
Learning to block out the noise of your own limiting thoughts, limiting thoughts of others and limiting thoughts of society is the first step to taking control back of your thought process. We can never control everything but being more self-aware, forging an identity and a life that easily creates self-belief. You will be on track to build your mental strength.
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