A Boomer's Footprint

Tag: limiting beliefs

  • Eliminating obstacles

    The process to overcome our fears, doubts and negative self- talk is not easy.  Many of these obstacles have built up over a long period of time.

    We identify with them. We believe they are who we are, who we will always be.

    If limiting beliefs, fears and doubts are standing in the way of achieving your goals and dreams, then what is there benefit,
    how are they serving you? If fears and beliefs are bringing us the life we desire, then we must make a change.

    Change takes strength, courage, consistent and regular action.

    Most important, however, is this fact – if you are not ready or able to change – change will not happen.

    When you are ready to change, begin by taking small steps to attain your goals and dreams.

    To start, pick one small obstacle to work on – either a fear, a doubt or a limiting belief. Focus your energy and attention on it.

    Use on of the options from the last three blogs to work on your issue.

    Picture how your life will be different without this obstacle. What thing can you accomplish, what activity can you try, what action can you take?

    Will you climb a mountain, change jobs, end a relationship, begin a new hobby, work on your health or financial picture?

    Keep working on your changing process. Don’t let small setbacks derail  your progress. Keep at it, keep fighting, keep trying.

    Once you have succeeded in overcoming one small roadblock, use the feelings of accomplishment to propel you onto your next hurdle.

    You can do it!

  • Limiting beliefs and obstacles in the way

    We create a vision for life, we dream of all that we can have, be, do, say, inspire, empower ourselves and others to be the best
    that we can be.

    We set goals, make a plan.

    We create our vision board, we visualize about the activities, the feelings we have living our dreams, we write out and say our
    affirmations regularly.

    And yet, we struggle, we stumble, we fall, we are stopped dead in our tracks. Yes, it is hard enough to make any change in life even if it is to have something which we say we really, really want.

    We try to do better, to change but then life throws at us obstacles and challenges which we have faced in the past.

    This next 15 week series is a challenge to face what is standing in our way to achieving our dreams.

    Our fears
    Our doubts
    Our procrastinations
    Our negative thoughts
    Our negative beliefs
    Our hectic schedule
    Our old habits
    Our emotional baggage
    Our past failures
    Our messes
    Our negative friends, relatives and others
    Our disorganization
    Our time wasters
    Our physical limitations
    Our defeatist attitude
    Our inaccurate perceptions of our reality
    Our past bad choices
    Our endless lists
    etc., etc., etc…..

    WOW – even to me this list is overwhelming.  And the truth is that we may not be successful in making all of the changes we want and desire in just 15 weeks.

    But we must start somewhere and at sometime so why not now. As we proceed through this process of change, we focus on taking “small steps” each and every day.  To learn to reward ourselves for success and not punish ourselves for failures but to take the missteps and learn from the experience.

    Slowly, gradually, we will find the strength, the will power, the belief, the fortitude to stick to our plan to make all of our dreams come true.

    This blog is a perfect example for me.  My post is due today at  3PM, PST and here at 10AM I was wondering how to complete it and all of my other “Priorities” on today’s list.  So rather than fret and agonize and talk myself out of success in getting things done, I buckled down and one by one, I checked off 5 items, posted the blog early and I am out the door.

    I did it, you can too!  Join me on these next 15 weeks of thoughtful analyzation and deep conversation with self to conquer some limiting beliefs and obstacles standing in our way.