Saying it is impossible, makes it impossible.
How To Overcome Limiting Beliefs
Are your limiting beliefs running your life? If you have excuses for why you haven’t pursued what is important to you, then the answer is yes. That may not be what you want to hear, but it’s the truth. As a coach I find that a person’s ability to overcome their limiting beliefs is strongly correlated with their success. When you are ready to take responsibility for your choices, you are ready to overcome the beliefs that previously held you back.
“The only thing that holds you back is yourself.” — David Minishian
Limiting Beliefs
A limiting belief is an acceptance that something is true about the world, others or ourselves. These are beliefs prevent us from taking actions that we would otherwise take if we weren’t limited by the belief. Limiting beliefs stop us from progressing and pursuing goals before we even try. Often these beliefs take the form of excuses and we use these excuses to express that there were circumstances outside of our control. As long as these limiting beliefs exist, we can’t be our best.
Why We Have Limiting Beliefs
Limiting beliefs provide us with certainty. We like to be able to predict certain outcomes. If we do X, then Y will happen. But the truth is we don’t know that we can’t cook; we don’t know that there isn’t enough time in the day to exercise; we don’t know that our kids won’t exercise with us. It’s easier to claim that it won’t work than to test how it will. It’s easier to take a stance of certainty than to entertain the what is possible, especially when those possibilities aren’t in our favor.
Overcome Limiting Beliefs
The first step to overcoming a limiting belief is taking responsibility. By taking responsibility, you claim the power you have to accomplish your goals. Instead of expressing challenges as excuses, transform the way you think about challenges by changing the way you speak about them. For example, switch “It’s impossible to workout because (insert here)” to “I am capable of working out despite my 12 hour shifts, -despite caring for my 3 young kids, -despite the responsibilities and commitments of my days. I am capable of staying consistent even if they are 10 minute workouts.” Your language is important, because saying something is impossible makes it so.
Ready to create a sustainable lifestyle and
build the body you want?
Watch
David Minishian, MPH
Fitness and Nutrition Coach
David is the owner and coach at Sculpt Fitness in Long Beach, CA. The mission he has started at Sculpt is to educate, equip, and empower the local community to make the best decisions for their health. He has been coaching exercise and nutrition for over 10 years, helping clients create sustainable lifestyle to build the body they want. When he's not training, coaching or cooking, David is on an adventure with his wife and daughter or teeing up his next shot on a golf course.