Hello and welcome back to another journal entry
...that will make you smile, delivers value, and hopefully Aha moments to you. So, make yourself comfortable, and enjoy this Me-time.
Upper limits are the archenemies of our life when they are unnoticed, unacknowledged, and not worked with, aren’t they? They are like that reference to Aunt Myrtle that I use so often: They come by unannounced for a three nights stay, stop our lives, and leave with chaos behind (and most probably some mothballs 😂).
So, how do you identify a limiting belief?
It’s purely by observing and being close to yourself. It’s the same as when you just know that your partner has some struggles – gut instinct – so we need to listen to our own.
Why do you feel “Meh” right now? What’s going on? Is there a pattern?
I recently noticed an “old friend” popping up again. For months I was doing fabulous and then I get the success I want – and suddenly I retract from the world. I thought it was because I overdid it (being an introvert), but that is only one part of the truth.
The reality struck me after a client session: Since I had signed that client, I was feeling downright weird, and just couldn’t put my finger on it what was wrong. Just before the call I was anxious and scared, and didn’t know if I could do it, and fled into my gaming world for half an hour. And then, after the session …
It had been fabulous! It had been wonderful! I was able to help an amazing human to see how amazing they and their business are! We are on a journey to getting them what they are dreaming of, and truly unleash their power!
And that was when I finally had the Aha! moment, the one I’ve been searching for for two weeks. Although I AM doing extremely well with my journey, the moment it bore fruit, my brain triggered an alert to keep me well and safe.
As my brain (and that of every other human being as well) hates change, it puts in all the security measures to make sure that I stay where I was, even though that is not a good place at all and doesn’t benefit my present, and my future self.
But I know that this is a normal behaviour. I know that my brain means well – it wants to protect me from that saber-tooth cat from about 10,000 years ago and hasn’t realised that they are extinct. It wants to keep me in a space where it knows how to navigate this.
Since I finally realised (once again) what was going on, I now can actively work towards my goals, unstuck myself and tell my brain: “I know you want to protect me, and I thank you for that. You’ve been a good and invaluable friend to me. But there’s no danger here, and I need you to step down.”
It sounds easy, and it is – and yet it is one of the most profound self-development steps and one of the hardest, too, as I find.
So, when you are feeling “Meh” or “Off”, check in with yourself, be kind and show self-compassion and self-love, and work WITH your brain instead of against it. And then see how much you can thrive!
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