How often does a business delay the next important stage in its growth and development, only to find when it finally takes the plunge that the opportunity has already passed by?
There is much to be said for research, due diligence, and ensuring we have the resources necessary to move ahead, but very often it is not a lack of any of these, but limiting beliefs that hold us back.
They sometimes show up in our self-talk - "I'm not very good at this" - "I've never been able to ..." - or by our procrastinating over getting on with something (like me getting this blog up and running!) - or by our allowing other less important (and often routine, but therefore easier) tasks take precedence over the jobs that will enable us to really make progress.
If you suspect that a limiting belief is preventing you from moving ahead in your business or your personal life, here are some key steps you can take:
- Identify the step that you want to take
- Become aware of your self talk in relation to the situation or job in hand
- Change the focus of your self talk from a negative and self-fulfilling prophecy into a more positive and solution-oriented approach e.g. "I'm not very good with technology" could become "I can find out how this works, and if I get stuck I can ask somebody for help"
- Break the task down into smaller bite-size steps
- Start with step 1, and give yourself a pat on the back when you have completed it
- Move onto the next step, and celebrate when you have succeeded
- Start collecting evidence to replace the limiting belief with a more empowering one
- Keep moving ahead and repeating steps 6 and 7
- Build up your network of resources to help you stay on track, whether that is friends for encouragement, a coach or mentor for support and clarity, or technical advisors for the mechanical expertise
- Move on to the next challenge!
"If you think you can, you can. And if you think you can't, you're right" Mary Kay Ash
For more information on this and related subjects contact sue@resoutions-for-change.co.uk
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