Another Limiting Belief Challenged!

I had another experience in busting through my own limiting beliefs and self sabotage this weekend. I have always seen myself as “not athletic.” I leave that part up to my husband (whose entire family is incredibly, naturally athletic). I decided to change that part of myself a couple of days ago. I am not normally a water sport kinda girl…”I’m not athletic” was my excuse to wuss out. I’d rather sit on the beach and watch than take a chance and look stupid, get wet (and possibly have fun!). The last 8 months I have been working very consciously at stopping my own limiting beliefs. I caught this one last weekend and debated back and forth which went something like this…

Inner Critic: “the water is too cold.”

Authentic Self: Is is a fact that the water is cold, but would I regret NOT doing it?

Kim (conscious “me’): Yes. Okay…gotta do it.

Inner Critic: “You’ve never done it before. What if  you fall off, or have to let go?”

Authentic Self: Yes. I might fall off, and look stupid, but I tried it. And I might have fun. Why do you continually put so much stock in what others think? Why do you think that what they think is in any way connected to what you achieve?  And even the best fall off or let go.

Kim: That’s right! I can achieve it, or “fail” either way the point is I do it. I’m going to do it.

Inner Critic: “You know you don’t have to. Are you sure you’re not doing this to make a point to your clients?”

Authentic Self: Good one. That is a nasty, sneaky way to get you to give in to the limiting belief. Don’t fall for it!

Kim: If I truly want to do it, I’m going to do it….I truly want to do it!!

And that is the brief story of how my struggle went. I challenged my limiting beliefs. I tried something I never new and I did really well. I stood up on the board, travelled fairly far and in the end, didn’t fall that much. I surprised myself.

My secret? I kept repeating to myself “Just follow the boat, steer where you want to go. Keep your eyes on the boat.”  Over and over again you might have to realign and keep your eyes on where you want to go, rather than where you don’t want to go. That’s the secret to success of any kind.