7 Shocking Limiting Beliefs Sabotaging Your Success (Start Crushing Them Today!)

Want to know what’s hindering your success? Often times, hidden limiting beliefs can sabotage success and ruin your mental framework. Holding us back from achieving our full potential.

Overcoming limiting beliefs can be extremely challenging, especially when you don’t know where to start! If you’re anything like me, then you’ll be searching on every platform on how to overcome limiting beliefs and be the best version of yourself possible.

As a person who loves the self-improvement niche, and does a deep dive into how to make your life more productive, I am giving you the 7 most shocking limiting beliefs sabotaging your success and ways to crush them!

After learning about all of these limiting beliefs examples, you will be able to conquer your future and plan ahead for your next steps in life.

This post is all about limiting beliefs.

Shocking Limiting Beliefs:

I’m not good enough – the IMPOSTER SYNDROME!

Now this one is a classic self limiting belief that all of us do (at least some point in life)! This type of belief actually whispers doubts in your ear, a voice that keeps on telling you how you’re not good enough or you’re not meant to be where you are in life. It actually makes people like you and I shy away from opportunities.

So, what does the imposter syndrome actually look like? Well, you might downplay achievements, not consider your successes a success even though you’ve worked hard to achieve your goals. CRAZZZZZYYYYY!

For me, this mostly manifests into feeling like a fraud or comparing my achievements to others and when I finally do get what I have been working towards, I always tend to think how I never deserved it.

So, I know this limiting belief hits me a ton of times throughout the day or week lol. But how do you actually challenge it?

Here’s how to challenge this imposter syndrome limiting belief:

Focus on your progress and not the perfection!
Celebrate your wins, big or small
Always measure how far you have come
Be your own biggest competition and not let the comparison factor hit you
Re-frame your self talk
Believe in yourself
Shift your focus and concentrate on your own journey
Celebrate others and celebrate yourself
Never ever talk down on yourself, your goals and your life
Be thankful for where you are today, so you can be thankful for where you will be tomorrow

2. Afraid to fail = fear of FAILING

A lot of times, most people don’t even know what are limiting beliefs to begin with? They think (and what I used to think) is that it’s some big kind of depression state or it doesn’t happen without a person noticing it right? But, I was sooooo sooooo wrong!

One of the limiting beliefs that a person has is the fear of failing. I used to have this fear all the freakin time (and still do). I am keeping it real here, and this belief is absolutely self sabotaging. Because, when you are afraid to fail, you never take those risks in life.

I was always afraid to fail when it came to relationships, hence, me never getting into one lol. But, as I have grown, and actively am putting in the effort to overcoming limiting beliefs, I’m not as afraid as I used to be. WIN WIN WIN!

Failure is a stepping stone to success. A chance to learn, adapt, and come back even stronger.

In our success-obsessed culture, failure can be seen as something negative. Where if you fail, there is no chance to become successful. BUT THAT IS STUPIDLY WRONG.

Here’s how to retrain your mind about failure:

Consider failure as feedback
It’s an opportunity to learn and grow
After a setback, you can come back stronger than before
Every failure is a lesson
Turn it into something positive
Embrace the growth mindset
Never be afraid to fail
Remember: failure is a part of life
Celebrate the small wins
Find inspiration in the failure stories
Read and read some more
Remember that the only true failure is giving up

3. Being the people-pleaser at all DAMN times

The I need to please everyone traps gets me so many times. I’m just not able to say NO. But it goes beyond the just saying no part. Most times, this is a limited belief, where pleasing everyone is more of you seeking validation and approval.

Something I have come to learn over years is that you just CANT POSSIBLY MAKE EVERYONE HAPPY. No matter how hard you try!

Being the people pleaser will absolutely leave you feeling drained, emotionally exhausted, resentful and so much worse. Your own mental health will suffer. Now, being a people pleaser won’t go immediately. But you have got to take action from today.

Here’s how to be free from the self-limiting belief of being a people pleaser:

Set healthy boundaries
Learn to say no to things that don’t align with your values and beliefs
Focus on you
Make yourself happy and prioritise your own happiness
Develop strong communication
Find your confidence
Be clear about your needs and communicate for a healthy relationship
Don’t over invest in people who don’t invest back
Embrace who you are and what you love
It is okay if you lose people

Read that again; IT IS OKAY TO LOSE PEOPLE!!!!1

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4. The OH I’M SO TALENTED belief

Don’t let the TALENT MYTH surround you

Most people chalk down success to their talents. Or the I am so lucky factor. Don’t let that spoil your mood or run you down. People have to work hard to achieve their goals and there is no shame is telling people that hard work went into something rather than just talent!

If you read on people’s success stories and life, they have had to work countless of hours and multiple jobs at one time to get to where they are now. And that my friend, is perfectly fine. I would rather have to work hard than have talent. Because with hard work, you get to climb the ladder of success faster and with more knowledge.

Here’s how to shift your focus from talent obsessed to hard worker:

Focus on consistently practicing your skill
Knowledge is power
The more you learn, the more you’ll benefit
Always push outside of your comfort zone
Celebrate your progress
Research motivational content
Find a routine that aligns with who you are
Don’t go down a pool of depression
Develop a growth mindset
Believe in yourself

5. Success is only for the LUCKY FEW

Anyone can achieve their goals and dreams. So success is not only for the lucky few. Most successful people actually attribute their success to hard work, dedication and perseverance. Not LUCK!

The belief that success is only reserved for the lucky/chosen people is disheartening and can lead anyone (me included) to give up on their dreams in a blink of an eye. I have done this many a times, and I’m telling you, it leads to absolute nowhere.

Here’s how to challenge this belief:

Set SMART goals
Use a manifestation belief and visualise your goals
Write down a roadmap to your desired goal
Develop a strategic plan and break down your goals in small and attainable steps
Take consistent action
Focus on the daily action – no matter how small
Focus on what you can control
Control your effort, attitude and actions at all cost

6. It’s too late to start – the AGE EXCUSE TAKES OVER!

Tbh, it is never too late to begin on your dreams! If you get too caught up with comparing yourself with others, it will lead you to giving up before you have even tried.

Start with where you are, with what you have and make the best out of it as much as you can.

Many people believe that they’ve missed their chance and now they’re too old to start. But that is not the case. No matter how old you are or how young. you can always start from now.

Read that again – YOU CAN ALWAYS START FROM NOW!

Here’s why it’s never too late to start building the best life imaginable:

Experience is valuable
Countless stories of people who gained success when they were older
Many people achieve greatness later in life
You have the most control over now
Stop thinking about the past
Look forward to the future and build your present from now
Focus on the journey and not the destination
Enjoy the process of learning and growing
Age is inevitable, but never let it get in the way of your dreams

7. The comfort zone trap… AAAGHHHHH

Hahahaha, this one is the worst, in my opinion at least. I am sooo used to my comfort zones that I hardly ever venture out of them tbh.

Before I never used to take risks and always loved my comfort zone. But then switching jobs, venturing out, and making new friends helped me to build a better life than I had before.

Venturing out my comfort zone has helped me learn new skills, find new passions and meet interesting people. The more I was in my comfort zone, the more my dreams and goals would suffer. And now, I am actively working on building a brighter future and love how I get to experience new things every single freakin day.

Here’s how to get out of the trap and embrace healthy risk-taking:

Identify your fears
Evaluate your next steps
Start small
Push your comfort zone little by little everyday
Celebrate yourself
Learn something new
Make new friends and meet new people
Go to new places
Read more on personal growth
Have a growth mindset
Look towards the future you want to build
Surround yourself with positive people
Focus on your learning power

7 Shocking Limiting Beliefs Sabotaging Your Success (Start Crushing Them Today!)

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