THREE WAYS TO DEMOLISH LIMITING BELIEFS

Labour not for the meat which perisheth, but for that meat which endureth unto everlasting life.

 (John 6:27)

Most of us have limiting beliefs: ideas and thoughts in our mind that convince us that we're "not good enough" to accomplish our goals. Why is it so tough to get rid of limiting beliefs? Do you attack limiting beliefs though things like positive self-talk ("I know I can do it!") and imaging (imagining yourself being successful)?  I feel those often don't work.  The problem is they only address the symptom (convincing yourself not to feel bad) rather than the cause of your limiting belief (why you feel bad in the first place). When you're sick, would you rather just have your fever go away, or do you want the disease to be cured?  The same concept applies with removing limiting beliefs. With these three simple steps, you will demolish self-limiting beliefs in your experience:
Three Ways to Demolish Limiting Beliefs

1. Challenge the assumptions at the foundation of your life, especially those that you hold most dear, and make you most uncomfortable to think might be wrong.
   Is it really true that "the best job is a secure job" or that you have to live in a $300,000 house to be happy?  If you think you "can't" start a business:  did you actually try to look into it, or do you just think it won't work?  If you're not worried about old assumptions like these, you can consider changing yourself and your views to fit in with your goals.
2. Never have an emotional attachment to a point of view.
   You usually want to be right, or think what your parents and society tells us is right, but what really matters is what actually is right.  If it doesn't bother you to find out your current views are wrong, you would gladly change them to something better.  Having a disinterested perspective means a willingness to learn and assess new viewpoints.  This increased understanding makes it harder to hold limiting beliefs.
3. Believe and do what seems most reasonable.
   What you ultimately do believe will be based on reason and evidence.  So instead of thinking "it's impossible for me to start a business!" You'll think "if I want to start a business, I need to do these things in order to be successful".  When you know what those things are, you'll know if you're willing to put the effort into it.  So the only thing that will "limit" you is your decision to pursue the goal or not, rather than your emotions.