A Primer On Limiting Beliefs

By all accounts, most of us are successful from the outside looking in. We have professions, families, and can support ourselves and the tiny humans (or large humans) that depend on us. 

We are doers. We do, do, do, and do until what needs to be done is handled.

But when it comes to the desires of our heart, the real goals that would change our lives and the way we feel about ourselves and our lives —like changing careers, traveling the world, acting, writing, producing, or putting ourselves out there to find the love of our lives — we talk. 

And think. And think, and talk. 

But we do very little to move the needle in the direction of our goal. Why?

Unless you were born with Kanye-level confidence, it's because we don't believe the dreams of our heart are attainable for us. Or to put it in more popular, woo-woo terms, we have limiting beliefs. 

What Are Limiting Beliefs

Fundamentally, a limiting belief is a misunderstanding about the present that changes our perception of what we can do in t…