You’ve heard me say this before.
We’re the ones who hold ourselves back from realizing our full potential.
Every single one of us – women and men – from an early age, believed what we were told or put our own spin on what others said to us – even if it wasn’t true.
We all have stories from early in our lives that have shaped us. Here’s one of mine.
I was with my older sister and a friend of hers, hanging out in the front yard after dinner. I was seven years old and much younger than they were. They wanted to ditch the little sister. My sister’s friend said to me: “You better go to bed, you need your beauty sleep.”
What I heard her say was: I was ugly. I held that belief for a very long time.
I had lunch this weekend with a prior client of mine. He’s super smart. I mean he’s brilliant. And successful. He told me this story:
Though he went to Columbia for undergrad and has a Stanford MBA, graduated top of his class, he never thought he was smart because he struggled as a child to learn how to read. He didn’t recognize he was smart until a CEO whom he worked for told him he was. He was 38 years old.
Each and everyone of us has bought into limiting beliefs that keep us small and feeling bad about ourselves. These beliefs and feelings are in past time.
What are you telling yourself that is getting in the way of what you want most?
I’m Not Smart Enough
I Don’t Have Time
I’m Too Old
I’m Not Thin Enough
What If I Fail
It’s up to you to be listen to your thought patterns. Question your beliefs and let go of the ones that don’t serve you. Because they aren’t true.
You Are Enough. You Can Do Anything. Yes You Can.
Unleash the Most Awesome Version of Yourself. It’s Time.
