Do You Know What Your Limiting Beliefs Are?

Limiting beliefs are something you often think or believe, without ever realizing it. A 
limiting belief is a type of thought you have that provides some type of limitation, and 
keeps you from even trying. It can be about you, other people, society, or anything else. 

This might be a limiting belief that you can never be wealthy, won’t achieve the level of 
success you dream of, or that you can’t wear that swimsuit with the body you have now. 
Limiting beliefs can be big or small, and all impact you greatly.


Why Are Limiting Beliefs a Bad Thing?

The reason you don’t want to have too many limiting beliefs is because they can keep 
you from putting effort in trying something. Limited beliefs are typically beliefs that aren’t 
even true. They are based around fear, anxiety, or experiences you have had in the 
past. 

Don’t let your fears dictate your life. Limiting beliefs can keep you from completing your 
goals, because you have this idea that you will never be able to reach that area of 
success in the first place. Which is completely untrue – you can do anything you put 
your mind to. 


What Are Your Limiting Beliefs?

Make a list of any limiting beliefs you might have. Here are some to help get you 
started:

I’m not good enough.
I’m not smart enough.
I don’t deserve it.
It didn’t work out in the past.
I always quit everything I start.

This can related to anything from romance and relationships, to work, budgeting, 
becoming healthier, losing weight, really anything you can think of that is a goal of 
yours.


How to Challenge Them

Once you have your list of limiting beliefs, go through each one and find a way to 
challenge them or flip them around. Go down the list and one at a time, write down what 
is causing the limiting belief in the first place, then come up with a way to challenge 
them.

For example, many people have a limiting belief about losing weight. They assume they 
can’t lose weight because they tried and failed in the past. How can you challenge this? 
Maybe you try a different method, you do it with less restrictions, you start slow, or you 
find motivation from other people who have lost weight successfully. 

It doesn’t matter what it is; there is a way to challenge these limiting beliefs.




