I hosted a career advancement panel at work the other day
where the concept of limiting beliefs came up. Here’s how the conversation went:
An employee said she was scared to move from a Union
position at NYU to a managerial role because, as a Union employee, she was “protected”
and once she became a manager, her “head would be on the chopping block.” One
of the panelists asked her how often she’d used the Union’s protections and
when she said she really hadn’t, he replied, “Well, that’s like keeping the
bumpers up in your lane even though you keep bowling strikes. You don’t need
those protections - and your belief that you do is limiting your options.”
That’s when another panelist talked about his limiting
beliefs. “I often say ‘I can’t run.’ Of course,” he continued, “I haven’t tried
running…”
What limiting beliefs are you holding on to? Are
they true? Could the opposite also be true? What do you want to do with those
beliefs? I know I’ve asked these questions before in this blog – and of myself –
but it’s a good idea to check in periodically and to clear out those thoughts
that are limiting for unlimited possibilities.
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