{"id":10977,"date":"2022-08-17T11:46:21","date_gmt":"2022-08-17T03:46:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.mindvalley.com\/?p=10977"},"modified":"2025-04-01T20:43:08","modified_gmt":"2025-04-01T12:43:08","slug":"limiting-beliefs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mindvalley.com\/blog\/limiting-beliefs\/","title":{"rendered":"How limiting beliefs might be holding you back & how to fix them"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

We are all great storytellers when it comes to our limiting beliefs. They are our all-time favorite stories, which we tell ourselves with unshakable conviction. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

They are narratives backed up by our experiences and traumas and contextualized by our cultural environment, according to Marisa Peer<\/strong>, the formidable hypnotherapist and trainer of Mindvalley\u2019s Rapid Transformational Hypnotherapy for Abundance<\/em> Quest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They may sound comforting, especially when we need an excuse to stay in our comfort zone, but they don’t serve our fullest potential.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since none of them are inherently yours, you can remove them and empower yourself with the ones that will create permanent change in all areas of your life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What is a limiting belief?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

A limiting belief is a state of mind or anything you believe to be true, which no longer serves you and, thus, holds you back. It can be a conviction about yourself, the world, yourself, and the people around you that limits your fullest potential and blocks you from living a happy life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What’s at stake if you don’t overcome your limiting beliefs?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

By its nature, your limiting beliefs make you blind to your worth. As a result, you miss auspicious opportunities coming your way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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We make our beliefs, and our beliefs make us.<\/p>\n\u2014 Marisa Peer, trainer of Mindvalley\u2019s Rapid Transformational Hypnotherapy for Abundance<\/em> Quest<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Think of it as your inner voice telling you that you are not deserving of something you desire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Marisa Peer<\/strong> explains that limiting beliefs<\/a>\u2019 function is to protect us from failure. \u201cIt\u2019s like a cushion that allows you to fail,<\/em>\u201d she adds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For example, if you don\u2019t want to do something because you have a limiting belief that you aren\u2019t good enough or smart enough, it allows you not to do that and blame it on that belief.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But the only failure that exists is the failure to try; if you try to change your mindset, you cannot fail.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Marisa Peer, trainer of Mindvalley\u2019s Rapid Transformational Hypnotherapy for Abundance<\/em> Quest, presenting at A-Fest in Jordan<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Examples of limiting beliefs<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Let\u2019s look at the most common limiting beliefs \u2014 tribal, money, health, and relationships.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tribal<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

According to Marisa, this limiting belief stems from our tribal survival background when rejection meant death. This could sound like:<\/p>\n\n\n\n