{"id":4145,"date":"2014-08-19T07:20:57","date_gmt":"2014-08-19T12:20:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/?p=4145"},"modified":"2023-05-10T13:27:50","modified_gmt":"2023-05-10T18:27:50","slug":"blocked-by-your-beliefs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/blocked-by-your-beliefs\/","title":{"rendered":"Blocked by Your Beliefs?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"bsf_rt_marker\"><\/div>\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"4145\" class=\"elementor elementor-4145\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-319b4e4 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"319b4e4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container 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loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-49803a28 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"49803a28\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-64fd40fe\" data-id=\"64fd40fe\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56cbd6ea elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"56cbd6ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Your Attitudes<\/h3>\r\n<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-1848 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/AU.htm1_.jpg\" alt=\"Zig Ziglar\" width=\"236\" height=\"248\" title=\"\">The late, great Zig Ziglar taught us:\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">&#8220;Your <strong>attitude<\/strong>, not your <strong>aptitude<\/strong>, will determine your <strong>altitude<\/strong>.&#8221;<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Most of the time, we function in<strong> <em>cruise control mode<\/em><\/strong>. We don&#8217;t devote much thought to what we do. \u00a0 Our actions are guided by our sub-conscious. So, we aren&#8217;t <em>aware<\/em> of what&#8217;s going on with our internal guidance system.\u00a0 And that is how we can be blocked by our beliefs.\u00a0 More specifically; our\u00a0<em><strong>self-limiting beliefs<\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<h3>What are Self Limiting Beliefs?<\/h3>\r\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-4148 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/belief-barricade.jpg\" alt=\"Self Limited Belief Barricade\" width=\"280\" height=\"237\" title=\"\">In the words of Henry Ford&#8230;\r\n\r\n<em>&#8220;Whether you believe you can do a thing or not, you are right.&#8221;<\/em>\r\n\r\nWe all have little voices in our head that remind us of our beliefs.\u00a0 As you&#8217;re aware of &#8220;the voices&#8221;, you&#8217;ll find that many are helpful.\u00a0 But when they&#8217;re saying some form of &#8220;<strong><em>I can&#8217;t&#8230;<\/em><\/strong>&#8220;, you&#8217;re limited in what you will actually DO.\u00a0 Here are some examples.\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>I could never \u00a0 _____________.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>That&#8217;s not the way I ____________.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>I&#8217;m just not good at ______________.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>I just can&#8217;t work with _________.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>I&#8217;m not worthy of ____________.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nSometimes we even say these things out loud.\u00a0 We actually proclaim our self-limiting beliefs to others.\u00a0 Here&#8217;s a hint: these are <strong>EXCUSES<\/strong>.\u00a0 How do you feel when other people give excuses for things that need to get done?\r\n\r\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4150 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/no-excuses.gif\" alt=\"No Excuses\" width=\"160\" height=\"160\" title=\"\">\r\n<h3>Overcoming Self-Limiting Beliefs<\/h3>\r\nTo expand on Henry Ford&#8217;s quote, as long has you harbor your self limiting beliefs, they are <strong><em>self fulfilling prophesies<\/em><\/strong>. \u00a0 You are right.\u00a0 And you are blocking your advancement.\u00a0 So when you catch yourself blurting out your excuse about who you are not or what you can&#8217;t do, ask yourself:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Is this something I <strong><em>really<\/em> <\/strong>want to be right about?<\/li>\r\n \t<li>What might happen if I was wrong?<\/li>\r\n \t<li>What do I need to change to make that happen?<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h3><\/h3>\r\n<h3><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Execution_Box2.jpg?resize=254%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" title=\"\">The Execution Box Revisited<\/h3>\r\nOrganizations all too often hire for skills and knowledge.\u00a0 Then fire and promote based on attitudes and habits.\u00a0 When things don&#8217;t <strong><em>get done<\/em><\/strong>, it is typically NOT because of a lack of knowledge and skills.\u00a0 It&#8217;s because of attitudes and habits.\u00a0 Organizational goals fall prey to self-limiting beliefs.\r\n\r\n<strong>Closing Your Personal Execution Gap<\/strong>\r\n\r\nAs with your organization, your ability to <strong><em>execute<\/em> <\/strong>requires the right attitudes and habits.\u00a0 Only then can you leverage your knowledge and skills.\r\n<h3>Mothers: Don&#8217;t Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Naysayers<\/h3>\r\nIn light of the importance<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com\/images\/I\/51O30wwu6ML._SL160_.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"160\" height=\"132\" title=\"\"> of developing can-do attitudes, let&#8217;s revisit one of the most important children&#8217;s books ever published.\u00a0 If you somehow missed reading <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/The-Little-Engine-That-Could\/dp\/044845257X\/ref=as_sl_pc_tf_til?tag=chicaexecuc0b-20&amp;linkCode=w00&amp;linkId=54W7WW4CCVSPRGFK&amp;creativeASIN=044845257X\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Little Engine that Could <\/a>as a child, it&#8217;s not too late.\u00a0 And hopefully it&#8217;s not too late for your children and perhaps your grandchildren.\r\n\r\nRemember: <em>&#8220;Your attitude, not your aptitude, will determine your altitude.&#8221;<\/em>\r\n<h3>Related Posts<\/h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><a title=\"Exploring the Gap Between Knowledge and Execution\" href=\"https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/exploring-the-gap-between-knowledge-and-execution\/\">Exploring the Gap Between Knowledge and Execution<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/you-gotta-believe\/\">You Gotta Believe<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As long has you harbor your self limiting beliefs, they are self fulfilling prophesies.  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