This is sort of a piggyback off of yesterday's blog.......as I thought of it more and I spoke with a classmate in my life coaching class yesterday, it got me to thinking that the barrier lies in the internal beliefs we carry......I would say that that matter for me has been a huge one to conquer this year.......banishing my self limiting beliefs.......pushing away any thought or dialogue in my head that isn't in line with where I am headed or see myself.......no more room for those things......so I suppose the challenge in life coaching and attracting clients as I go along, lies in challenging those beliefs for people......helping them realize that they are just noise.......For years I team taught with another teacher that ran every morning, and worked out......and I would often look at her and think how great and admirable it was, that she could do that......that she was in great shape......that she got up at 4:30 to accomplish it in the morning......but every time I had those thoughts they were always followed up with, it is a shame I could never do that......there is no way I could accomplish what she did......and here I am totally wrong......so it begs the question..... How many things we are just plain wrong about????.......nearly every limit we put on ourselves is created in our minds......and not true.......so how do we challenge them in ourselves? How do we prove ourselves wrong? I think it really comes down to a simple desire to pick one part of our life, one part that isn't serving us, and make one change.......just one......and in that space as we shift.....and change......it becomes magnetic and other things jump on board.....and that is how we get to live a life we are excited about......by choosing to make one step forward......one brave step into the unknown......shrouded in doubt, maybe with self limiting beliefs attached.....but a small step out in faith......hoping we are wrong......and when we realize we are .....and that those beliefs are really the only prison we ever live in......then we can move forward and start watching all the other ones fall away......there is not much these days that I don't feel I can accomplish if I try hard enough.......or if I don't commit to, or give room to grow......the story I shared above is proof of that.....I marveled at my friend's fitness for years......truly believing it was for her and not me.......and that seems crazy now......but the self limiting belief was strong......so strong that it served as a barrier......a barrier to create change......and that is all it is......it is all in our minds......and if we can slay them......banish them.....not give them any air time......or listen to them at all......realize it is just noise......the sky is the limit.......so as I begin to grow my life coaching business, it occurs to me that much of what I will encounter will be those beliefs.....ones that need to be challenged in people's minds.......and I feel I can relate so deeply with them and truly help people find a way around them to find a life they are excited about:)
jperuso
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