What's holding you back?

Isn't it frustrating how how we sometimes get in our own way while we are trying to achieve our goals? You can set intentions and goals, be as positive as a cheerleader about them, doing affirmations and visualizations, but if deep down you don't believe that they can become reality for you - they won't, will they?

For example: you set a goal to go to the gym 3 times a week after work, or an intention to attract new clients to fill out the empty spots in your schedule or dream of taking your practice to the next level, and within a couple of weeks you stop working towards it because deep down you don't really believe you can achieve it anyways.

How many times has this happened to you? It sure has happened to me more times than I'd like to admit to myself. This is a pretty frustrating phenomenon.

Do you believe you can't succeed with your intention because deep down you know it's not realistic? (such as wanting to lose 50 lbs in just a few weeks). Or maybe you believe you can't achieve your goals because you don't believe you deserve to achieve them or you're afraid of what it means to your life and relationships if you are successful?

Whatever the reason, getting to know the limiting beliefs holding you back can empower you to work with yourself instead of against yourself.

Limiting beliefs can be tricky to root out because they become ingrained as habits. These thoughts happen so fast as we face a situation that we don't even realize we were thinking them. We let this happen because they originally served to protect us from something. The problem is that these protective beliefs often stop being effective and end up holding us back from moving on with our lives instead of keeping us safe.

It helps to spend some time questioning your assumptions and reflecting on past events which may have contributed to forming the belief in the first place. Ask yourself questions like "What do I let this situation mean about me?" and "What does this belief protect me from?"

You might also realize, as a result of your time reflecting, that the goal you didn't believe in wasn't something YOU really wanted to do for yourself anyways. It might have been motivated by cultural or peer pressure or be something someone else encouraged you to do.

Of course, it can be really hard to identify limiting beliefs - I mean if you knew what they were you'd have changed them by now, right?

That's where having an unbiased supporter such as a coach like me comes in. Someone who can see and hear you from an objective, impartial perspective to help you get to the root of what's holding you back from the success, abundance, health, and happiness that you desire.

If you need help getting at the root of what's holding you back from the growth and forward movement you desire in your life or business right now, contact me to schedule a strategic consultation or find out if one of the mastermind groups is right for you.