Victor Cheng on overcoming self-limiting beliefs

With this tough economy before us, everyone wants move from surviving to thriving. One of the things that deter our progress is beliefs. Often times, we look down upon ourselves.

We are self-limiting. If we can change how we view ourselves and believe in ourselves Victor Cheng best explains this problem and gives very good approaches to dealing with this issue so that you can have the right mindset and the correct way of thinking which can make you more successful than below. Below is his write up and we are grateful to him for these powerful insights.

I have noticed that very few people in this world pursue their goals or dreams. When I ask why they don’t, I usually get some answer like, “I can’t,” or “it’s not possible.” When I hear that, I am often tempted to ask the following questions: “You can’t accomplish X because it breaks the laws of physics? Or you can’t accomplish X for some other reason?” 99.9 percent of the time, the goal in question doesn’t defy the laws of physics but does defy the person’s belief system.

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For many decades, I have been using the following acronym: SLB = Self-Limiting Beliefs In these cases, the ideal outcome exceeds the person’s self-limiting beliefs. There are two useful steps to address self-limiting beliefs. The latter is a more accurate statement because it allows room for your perceptions or beliefs to be incorrect, incomplete, or to change over time.

Second, ask yourself if your beliefs are useful. “I can’t start my own company.” Okay, I see this is a belief. Hmm… is this belief useful to me?

Let’s look at an alternative. “I could start my own company, but it won’t be easy.” This too is a belief. Is this a more useful belief? Does it lead you to take actions that move you toward your goals?

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