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About 15 years ago, I took a personality assessment hoping to gain valuable insight into who I was and what made me, me. Instead, I discovered that I was an internally driven over achiever that had a fear failure. I was ok with the over achiever part, I already knew that, but fear of failure? I was not overly concerned, brushed it off as a vague suggestion, and moved on. Somehow, years later, that statement still hovered in the back of my mind and managed to keep me stuck. One afternoon, I was talking with a friend, expressing my frustrations about a decision I had been grappling with. She asked what was holding me back from simply moving forward with confidence. I responded with, my fear of failure. She then asked when have you ever failed making you believe you will fail now. Never, I responded somewhat confused by my own reply. At that very moment, I realized I had a belief about myself that was not true, but somehow I held onto it for 15 years. Truly, I did not fear failure the power of suggestion had caught me. I have since released myself of my wrongfully assigned fear of failure, the self-limiting belief that had me stuck, and I have moved on with confidence. I know I am not the only person to hold onto such self-limiting beliefs, so I encourage you to explore your own personal beliefs and make the choice to release yourself of the burden. Over, the holiday season I was fortunate, meeting new acquaintances, and engaging in fascinating conversations. One such conversation focused on the topic of self-limiting beliefs and the false assumptions one can make about another. I was speaking to an intriguing gentleman, over lunch, about his history in academia at Yale and his study of the arts. He was well educated, worldly, and entertaining. He spoke of a time in his younger years when someone, reviewing the results of a test, questioned whether he could tie his shoes. This naïve and assuming individual was making an assumption about his intelligence. Being young and impressionable, this could have influenced this person's life forever. Instilling a self-limiting belief that he would never amount to anything, because it was questionable whether he was smart enough to tie hisown shoes. This person did not allow false assumptions influence his personal beliefs and he went on to become a well educated and dynamic individual. He had a successful career at Yale, travels the world, speaks more than one language, and is an accomplished artist; something tells me tying his shoes is anything but a challenge. The interesting thing is he still remembers the moment the false assumption was made, but luckily, he can laugh about it As we enter the year 2010, I encourage you to let go of any self-limiting beliefs or false assumptions from your past. It may or may not be directly in your way, but it could be taking up space for positive energy. Having experienced an empowering "Aha" moment I can tell you with confidence it is an amazing feeling to release yourself of that which is holding you back.
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