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How to Challenge the Self-Limiting Beliefs Keeping You From Your Greatest Potential
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Beliefs As Self-Fulfilling Prophecies
What you believe influences the way you interpret events, how you feel, and how you behave. And much of the time, those beliefs turn into self-fulfilling prophecies.
If you believe you are socially awkward, you'll be less outgoing. The less you talk to people, the less likely you'll be to make social connections.
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Give Up Self-Limiting Beliefs
- If you believe you're too socially awkward to make friends, ask yourself "What would I be doing if I were socially savvy?" Then, use a skill called, 'acting as if.' Act as if you were a socially savvy person.
- That doesn't mean you need to be a phony. Instead, behave in a way that brings out another side of your personality.
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Challenging Your Beliefs Takes Time
It's likely that everyone has a few self-limiting beliefs.
To discover yours, spend some time thinking about your potential and assessing the assumptions you make about yourself that keep you from living your dreams.
It's likely that your beliefs, rather than your lack of ability, could be the biggest hurdle.
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Judging Mindfully
Traits we will not tolerate within ourselves, we will not tolerate in others. It is a choice we make. We should make those choices consciously and not without thinking.
It’s why corrupt officials choose to be corrupt: because they assume everyone else is as corrupt as they are. It’s why cheaters choose to cheat. It’s why those who can’t trust are the ones who can’t be trusted.
Recognize our own fixation
Recognize how you measure yourself and consciously choose your metric. Also, realize that everyone has their own criteria that will not be the same as yours.
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Social Awareness
.. means having an in-depth understanding of societal setups, communities, environments, norms, and cultures.
Human beings are social creatures, but many lack proper social awareness....
Importance of Social Awareness
Human beings would be misfits in society if it wasn’t for social awareness. It helps us to:
- Understand and communicate with others productively.
- Feel what is being said and say the right words.
- Sense people's inner conflicts and pain.
- Excel in communication and problem solving by being able to feel the vibe of a group of people.
- Being valued and respected.
- Contribute to solving society’s problems.
Developing Social Awareness
There are three competencies that are to be developed to grow one’s social awareness skills:
- Empathy: Being able to feel what others feel.
- Organizational awareness: Being aware of relationships, attitudes, and politics of a group.
- Service orientation: Responding to the needs of the situation.
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Definiteness of Purpose
Real commitment is implementing the decisions made, even during a struggling phase of life.
One's purpose should be clearly defined and acted upon without hesitation. Research shows that if you hesitate for even a few seconds when you feel inspired to do something, your chances of doing it drop DRAMATICALLY even after 2-4 seconds.
A life without Hesitation
- When you make a decision or a plan of action, be in an energized state of mind.
- Create various accountability and fail-safe mechanisms to remove any possibility of doubt.
- Stick to your decision until it is done.