Bolt #7: Your Past Doesn't Define Your Future: Overcoming Self-Limiting Beliefs

Send us Fan MailSelf-limiting beliefs and self-doubt can hold us back from reaching our full potential, but understanding how they form and learning strategies to overcome them can transform our lives and prospects for success.• Self-doubt stems from being our own worst critic and knowing our shortcomings better than anyone else• We often focus on past failures, trauma, or negative circumstances that make us feel inadequate• Many wildly successful people faced extreme challenges: Sam Walton grew up poor during the Depression, Oprah Winfrey wore potato sack dresses and escaped abuse, JK Rowling battled depression• Helen Keller, Albert Einstein, Tyler Perry, and Stephen King all overcame significant obstacles to achieve greatness• The first step to overcoming self-doubt is seeing examples of others who succeeded despite similar challenges• Focus on your good qualities by writing down all your positive attributes and reviewing them daily• Surround yourself with people who value and believe in you, and distance yourself from those who don't• Make it less about yourself and more about your cause or mission—Vincent van Gogh believed in his work even when no one else did• "If you hear a voice within you say you cannot paint, then by all means paint, and that voice will be silenced"Head over to terrielfawesome.com to pick up your free gifts and learn more about breaking through your comfort zones to reach success in every area of your life.Support the show