I'm Already Super Successful, BUT ...

We all have a “BUT” in the middle of this sentence. It’s a given. “I’m already successful…”

“But I know I have so much more in me, I just can’t seem to figure out how to release it.”

“But I don’t get to see my family as much as I’d like because I’m always working.”

“But I’m missing the joy in life. If only I could find passion in what I’m doing.”

One of my “buts” had to do with overwhelm and a feeling that it was holding me back from my full potential. Three kids, five grandchildren, parents, siblings, and even a grandmother all counting on me. This on top of a mature, yet demanding business, and a passion to help others transform their own lives that seemed to take a back seat to everything else.

Overwhelm. Frustration. These were my constant companions.

And they wore me out.

I’m not exactly sure when these feelings began to dissipate, but through my work with my own coach, I realized one day that although NOTHING in my circumstances had changed, the overwhelm and frustration were gone! I learned that I had a long-standing limiting belief that some of my deepest values—family, connection, personal freedom, spirituality, and achievement could not co-exist. That belief, though untrue, kept me locked in my own self-created prison. Honoring one value seemed to contradict another, but the contradiction existed only in my own head.

Since letting go of the limiting belief and accepting that, yes, I have big dreams AND a big family, I’ve been much more able to honor both—and to escape the feelings of overwhelm and frustration.

Imagine what your life would look like if you took a giant eraser to your “BUT”.

Pure power, right?!

You can start today by exploring your own limiting beliefs. Test them out by asking yourself some simple questions like,

“Where did I ever get that idea?”
“How might this belief be holding me back?”
“What’s another way to look at this perceived obstacle?”
“How can I honor that still small voice within me that knows what I’m truly capable of?”

Armed with this information, you can consciously choose whether to cultivate a new belief or hold on to one that’s been limiting you in some way.

Making that choice IS pure power.