Sometime the software of our mind needs and upgrade.
Limiting Beliefs: Identify them, be aware and don’t let them hold you back!
Sometimes the stories we tell ourselves are the thing holding us back, subconsciously.
Just raising our awareness of them can be an immense help to overcoming thinking that actually leads to us limiting ourselves.
Use the following checklist to see if you have some subconscious scripting that is preventing you from getting organised. Sometimes just being aware of these thought patterns is enough to allow you to fend them off. Other times it will take a bit more effort.
WHEN TRYING TO ORGANISE YOUR BUSINESS
- I am not ready
- It's not 100%
- There must be more to it - I am sure I am ignorant of something important - there are unknown unknowns surely
- People won't like it
- What will it do? What are the impacts?
- I can't take the risk
- I won't have enough money
- I don't want to tell people – as they may be upset
- I don't know how to tell people – so I won't tell them – it will be done poorly
- This is a commitment point – I'm afraid of committing
- I can't trust people – so I won't delegate
- I don't know all the detail – so I'll wait
- I've never done this before
- I've never done it this way before
- I thought I'd made my mind up but now I'm unsure
- It's okay to be undecided – everyone can wait for me, I'm the boss!
- Will my customers like it?
- It's too complicated for my staff
- I don't want to make a fuss
- Maybe there is a better way?
Is there anything we can do beyond just being aware though?
Adopting a "Growth Mindset" can overcome a lot a problems people experience with limiting beliefs. Dr Carol Dweck explains her work here (video link).
Try adopting a 'growth mindset'. See yourself as evolving, able to take risks, incorporate feedback and learn from failure. Embrace challenges knowing you're not perfect but willing to take risks that are necessary to grow. Feel inspiration from others rather than being threatened as you are improving all the time.
A growth mindset will help 'clear the clutter’ across many areas of your life…. if you’re looking for a good place to start it's a great thing to try.