119 B R E A K I N G F R E E F R OM OU R AT TAC HM E N T S How do any of us know the real meaning of outcomes in life? If we stay present and really focus on what is happening and detach from judging outcomes, we can save ourselves a lot of fear, tension, anxiety, and disappointment. We are then open to experiencing a sense of freedom which will allow us to soar smoothly into our future. ATTACHMENTS TO LIMITING BELIEFS Have you ever watched an Olympic athlete push past the world record with grace and ease? The reason they are able to do this is that they have removed the word “can’t” from their vocabulary and replaced it with “why not?”. And each time we watch the Olympics we see world records being shattered, even when many of us watching believed the human body couldn’t possibly endure more, be faster, or fly higher! How often do you find yourself saying “can’t”? Or “I can’t, they can’t, we can’t”? These are the beginning lines to the stories we tell ourselves that keep us playing small. These stories limit not only what we can do but keep us from even trying at all! If we continue to limit what we believe we are capable of we lose our ability to dream and think bigger and ultimately play bigger. What keeps us so attached to these beliefs that limit us? Here are a few ideas: • There is no model or evidence we may have seen or experienced to prove otherwise. • A trustworthy source told us so. • To challenge that belief would mean we would have to take action and make changes that perhaps we are not ready or willing to take. To let them go means leaving our comfort zone. Below you will find some common limiting beliefs that keep many of us stuck. Look them over and see if there are any you would consider shifting. I do not have a choice. I always have a choice. I just may not be ready for the consequences of that choice. Change is bad. Change is good. I am who I am. I have vast depths of untapped potential of who I can be. That could never happen to/for me. In my world, anything is possible! We are all subjected to random fate. Life is going to be what it is going to be regardless of what I want. I have the power, ability, and authority to consciously and intentionally create my ideal life.
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