Have negative thoughts hindered your efforts to live, learn, and grow? Your personal beliefs about yourself and your life matter more than you realize. In fact, those beliefs become the very foundation upon which you build your life. How do you recognize self-sabotaging thoughts? Some common self-limiting thoughts are: - “I’ll never be able to save any money for retirement.” - “I guess I won’t ever fall in love again.” - “Why can’t I find any trustworthy friends?” - “I’ll be fat forever.” - “I'm sure Pat will get that promotion over me.” - “I wish I could take a vacation to Europe, but I know I could never afford it.” - “How will I ever live the life I want earning what I earn now?” If you identified some of your limiting thoughts while reading the above examples, take steps to break your cognitive ties to those thinking patterns. Focus on these strategies to start thinking in a new direction: Refrain from labeling yourself. If you see yourself as “poor” financially, then you might unconsciously strive to match that label. Or if you think of yourself as “fat” you may be unable to imagine yourself as beautiful and thin. Take baby steps. When you continually move towards your goals, you’ll gain the momentum to keep on going. Rather than think you’re unable to achieve success, make a plan of achievable steps to ensure you do. For example, perhaps you’d like a European vacation. Instead of believing you’ll never get there, establish a small weekly savings goal of $20, and keep putting the money aside until you have enough. Learn to be your own best friend. Love yourself enough to be your own best friend. Do this by giving yourself the benefit of the doubt. Think positive thoughts such as, "I can do this." When you practice this, you’ll reject self-limiting thoughts. Believe in yourself. Instead of insisting you’ll “never” do something, say that you can, and then do it. If you turn those negatives into positives, it boosts your self-esteem. Trust that you can accomplish, succeed, and prevail.

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