Barriers, locks and chains, blocking the way forward

Stuck with a past that’s holding you back now?

Ever wondered how powerful your limiting beliefs actually are? Then read on. You make your plans. You set your goals. It’s all with the aim of achieving what you want. It all sounds great. And then it doesn’t happen. Apparently, it doesn’t seem to matter how positive you are. Something holds you back when you consider the future, your future ambitions, and your ambitious new model of the world. It always holds you back. So, are you stuck with a past that’s holding you back now?

Old chains, tying you to the pastNow, take a moment. Firstly, consider the plans you’ve made, the ones you’re aiming for, and the ones you’ve abandoned in the past. Next, work out how you berate yourself when your plans turn out differently from what you want. Then establish how you chastise your inability to succeed. Finally, note what you say to justify your lack of success. Critically, think carefully about the words you use. Additionally, recognise how frequently you treat yourself this way and how deeply you believe all that you say to limit your choices and your life.

A spiral stairway, going deeper and deeperIt’s something that most of us have done at some point. Initially, we’re so confident and optimistic. Events then unfold differently from what we want, and the negative self-talk starts. Consequently, the downward spiral has begun. And the result is that we start to believe the negative self-talk. This leads to us making limiting decisions which then form our limiting beliefs. Suddenly, we’re reducing our choices, we’re no longer seeing opportunities, and our worlds become smaller.

Reflect on that for a moment. Consider how small your world may have become. Those limited beliefs, which formed so long ago, cast long shadows over everything. Shockingly, you may have missed hundreds if not thousands of opportunities that you just didn’t see. They were always there and you missed them. Is that what you want for your future?

A group of people atop a sand dune, celebrating their journey to the top.The first step is to acknowledge that those beliefs are unhelpful. Secondly, while you cannot change the past, you can certainly take action now for a better future. Thirdly, prepare yourself for better.

Now imagine believing the opposite about yourself. That’s to say, believing totally, completely, sincerely, genuinely, that life can be the way that you want. Trusting that you can have what you want to have, do what you want to do, and be who you want to be. Embrace the possibilities and options that suddenly become available to you. Understand the excitement of moving into a model of the world that works for you.

So, if you know what to do, do it now. Alternatively, if you’re not sure, book an initial consultation here, and then take the next step. You know that you can do it, and you know that it makes sense, don’t you?

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Gary K Burns
Trainer of NLP, hypnosis, and Time Line Therapy®. I have been working with people for over 30 years, always seeking to support people as they undertake change in whatever form that takes. I know that only you can achieve the success that you want, and you know when to get support to become the very best version of you.
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