But what does that mean?
Remember when you were a child and believed in Santa Claus?
You probably put out a mince pie and a sherry for him on Xmas Eve.
You absolutely believed that he was real (and maybe you still do!).
When you found out he wasn’t real, you stopped putting out the mince pie and sherry.
The old belief you had went away on its own because you had a new belief system.
Did you need a 12-step plan to stop putting out the mince pie and sherry? No. Your behaviour followed your new belief.
We all have limiting beliefs – those things that we believe are absolutely true and hold us back in life even if we have zero evidence of that belief being true. Our minds construct a perception of reality which convinces us that something is a certain way.
As a life coach I deal with people’s limiting beliefs everyday.
As part of my coaching approach towards limiting beliefs, I always ask my clients to ask themselves the following questions:
– Is this belief really grounded in fact?
– What are the supporting facts?
– Did I always think that way? If not, what has changed?
– Is there evidence counteracting my belief?
– What would it be like to think of the opposites to my belief?
– Is this belief helping me to progress towards my goals?
– How would I think about this belief if I were someone else (Eg. Albert Einstein, Oprah Winfrey, Steve Jobs, an entrepreneur, a doctor etc.)?
If you have a limiting belief it’s not the end of the road.
Using the B.U.R.N.O.U.T Recovery Roadmap you can start to remap your beliefs and values to bring a better balance to your life.
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