Letting Go of Self-Limiting Beliefs
- Rachel E Metcalf
- Mar 12, 2016
- 2 min read
SELF: the union of elements (as body, emotions, thoughts, and sensations) that constitute the individuality and identity of a person
LIMITING: placing a limit on what is possible or allowed
BELIEFS: - a feeling that something is good, right, and valuable
- a feeling of trust in the worth or ability of someone
- conviction of the truth of some statement or the reality of some being or phenomenon especially when based on the examination of evidence
Confession time. I have allowed myself to fall victim of self-limiting beliefs. I have believed my own lies and excuses, born of self-doubt and fear of failure. I can't proclaim that I am a health coach...because I don't have enough experience. I can't proclaim that I can help others lose weight, get healthy, and be happy...because I myself am still working on it. I still need work. I'm not healthy enough, happy enough, good enough, brave enough. I am not enough.
Here's the truth. I may be a work in progress, but we all are in some way...and that is a good thing. I AM a health coach. I WILL reach my goals. I CAN help you reach yours. I am MORE than enough!
Are there things that you have been believing about yourself, your value, and your potential, that simply are not true? Where did these beliefs originate? Are we listening to others' beliefs and opinions and adopting them as our own? Are we clinging to past failures or shortcomings as predictors of future outcomes? How do we overcome the beliefs that hold us back, and move forward?
I believe that recognition is the first step. Reflect for a moment on what you belief about yourself. Write down those negative, self-limiting beliefs. Now dispute them...challenge them. Change them. Realize that we are only truly limited by what we believe to be possible.
It is possible for me to be a successful health coach without achieving perfection (or rather what I perceive it to be). It is possible for me to reach any and every goal that I truly wish to achieve. And it is possible for you as well. I can help you. To start your journey, and to see how I can help you along the way, schedule a no-cost discovery session today.

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