S1, E1: How to Unlock Your Limitless

We all have limitless potential. We were born blank slates, ready to have all sorts of new experiences and create our lives. But as we go on our individual journeys, we find that our thoughts, beliefs and programming can limit us. Society, well-meaning friends, rivals — all manner of things create limiting beliefs that hold us back from being what we could become. Thus, the first step toward reaching your highest potential is to break down these barriers and focus your mind on the limitless. In the first episode of The Limitless Podcast, we lay down the three types of limits that hinder your potential. We share examples of how they manifest and what you can do to break free from them. We also introduce the goal and the idea behind the podcast — to create limitless beliefs in our listeners and help you create the life and business of your dreams. Through this episode, you'll learn that you have the power to define yourself and your endless potential. If you want to learn how to break free from limiting narratives and ditch the hustle, this episode is for you! Here are three reasons why you should listen to this episode: Learn the three types of limits that prevent you from reaching your highest potential. Find out how you can break free from the limits that have gotten stuck in your mind and are standing in the way of your thriving. Discover how you can turn your mindset towards the limitless. Resources Book a Sprint or become a Sprint Member at Content Planning Sprints! Sign up for Jamie's 3 Steps to 30 Days of Content FREE MINI-COURSE today! Connect with Jamie on Instagram, @jamieratermann, and Twitter, @jamieratermann Connect with Jamie on Linkedin: Jamie Ratermann Episode Highlights [01:55] Starting The Limitless Podcast Jamie is a holistic business coach who helps clients reach their milestones through brand building and social media marketing. It's nearly impossible to reach tangible outcomes without uncovering the intangible block of limiting beliefs. We all have unlimited potential, but getting there may require some hardship. It's challenging to work through self-imposed limits and limits imposed by others. The idea behind the podcast is to help replace limiting beliefs with limitless beliefs. [03:41] #1: Societal Limits These are the limits that tell us how women and men should behave. Society says that women must be humble and put others first, while male strength is being an emotionless provider. Some things people found to be virtues in the past do not apply today. We consciously or unconsciously subscribe to stereotypes that don't feel good to us. We get to change these limits in our current world. [05:09] Stereotypes on Selling Many female clients find trouble with selling. There's a preconceived notion that men are the best at closing sales because sales are supposed to be manipulative. Manipulativeness isn't necessarily masculine, and selling can be "feminine." Sales can be about relationships and community instead. [06:36] How to Break Free from Societal Limits It can be hard to break free from societal limits because society imprinted them on us. To work through these limits, we must understand that we define ourselves — no one else. We have the power to redefine the rules and standards society has set in the past. We get to be the new example and definition of what it means to be a powerful woman. [07:52] #2: Relationship Limits These are the limits imposed by the people surrounding you. The biggest influences on you are the five closest people to you. The creations and people we have around us create what we want for the future. It becomes easy to stay where you are and not take risks because of the status quo. [09:49] When People Set a Limit Against You Tune in to the full episode to hear Jamie's experience of getting no support in pursuing her younger self's dream! When people cast doubt on what your dreams are, it means they would never do it themselves. Jamie: "When someone close to you sets a limit against you, it's not that they think you can't do it — it's simply that they would never do it. So they would never do it; they don't want someone who's close to them to do it." They may think they're preventing you from suffering. Alternatively, they might feel more comfortable if you stay the same. [12:10] How to Counteract Relationship-Imposed Limits Awareness and kindness can counteract this limit. You're capable of whatever you set your mind to. You will get strengthened by finding a community that will support you. It's normal for friction to develop with your relationships when trying to do something new. You can be the new example for the people who told you not to take a risk. A strong belief in yourself is a must before you share the change you want to make with other people. [14:56] #3: Self-Imposed Limits These are limits we don't realize subconsciously or put on ourselves. It's the most difficult to overcome because we tend to go back to what's comfortable. The surprising reality: all limits are self-imposed. Jamie: "All limits are self-imposed. We get to decide how much weight relationships and societal limits have an effect on us." [16:06] Overcome Self-Imposed Limits; Create Limitless Beliefs The podcast is about overcoming self-imposed limits, flipping them, and making them limitless. A growth mindset, strategy, physical and mental health, growth, and love allow us to break free from self-imposed limits. The true act of being limitless for Jamie is creating the podcast. It took her more than five years to finally do it because of the limiting narrative she told herself. We don't need to reach a predetermined version of ourselves before allowing ourselves to follow our heart's desires. The notion of "being ready" is undefinable. Jamie: "It's the fallacy of being accomplished that prevents us from accomplishing all that we've ever wanted." [20:17] Content Planning Sprints Jamie leads workshops in the Content Planning Sprints. The program contains content strategy and involves community building. It is a two-and-a-half-hour workshop that can help you create content worthy of sharing. Content Planning Sprints are typically on Wednesdays at 10 am or 2 pm EST. Enjoyed this Podcast on Creating Limitless Belief in Ourselves? If you enjoyed this episode, subscribe and help us spread the word by sharing it! Leave a review and share it! If you enjoyed tuning in to this podcast, we'd appreciate it if you wrote us a review. You can also share it to help others break free from their limits, expand, and share their voice. Have any questions or want to leave a suggestion? Don't hesitate to send me a DM on Instagram or contact me on my website. Also, you can connect with me on Twitter, @jamieratermann, and Linkedin: Jamie Ratermann. Thanks for listening! Stay tuned on my website for more episode updates and other exciting programs and resources.