Self-Limiting Beliefs

Does that belief serve you?
I recently heard this question and thought wow, what a great question.

How often do hundreds of unquestioned beliefs limit our actions?
And most of the time, we are entirely unaware of them.

For Example:

My wife and I cleared the grass growing up through our tree’s plant bed this weekend.

For two-plus years I resigned myself to the idea that It is what it is, and sometimes I would use the weedwhacker to cut the grass and plant, but both would come back. I even hired someone to remove the grass.

Then my wife talked about removing the plant/vine around the tree, and I decided to find a way to get the grass out.

I did two things. First, I cut out a space between the grass and plant, and second, instead of using the weedwhacker, I got in the bed and started removing the grass by hand from the root. Below is a picture after we worked on it. I still have some grass to get out, but it is a significant improvement from what it was before.

Interestingly, I knew what action to take, but I wasn’t confident in taking it until I decided. Before this, I would feel upset, resigned, and even helpless. These feelings lead to quick fixes, and the problem always comes back.

Once I experienced a greater emotion about the grass in the bed, the action became easy. We act in a manner consistent with what we believe.

Once I changed my belief that I would have a bed without grass popping up, I took different actions. First, I got in by hand and started pulling it out by the root. On a side note, there is something therapeutic about working outside.

So look around your life and see what you want and what self-limiting belief prevents you from taking action/ new action.
And ask yourself,
Does that belief serve me?

If you want to learn more about how emotions, energy, and action go together. Check out this video.

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