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Talent is never enough. Many great things have been accomplished by people with abundant talent, mediocre talent, and even people who seemingly had no talent at all. How does this happen? It happens through the magic of belief!

Our beliefs are an inside job reflected daily in our external habits. When you train yourself to hold the belief ''I can,'' you can, indeed, realize your dreams, regardless of your level of natural talent. Add to the mix some knowledge (study) and basic practice (real-world experience), and you have a better than good chance of making it in a big way.

Now, we all know people who have plenty of talent, opportunity, and knowledge but haven’t done anything with it. Or, what they have done hasn’t amounted to much. Why is this? Mainly, it’s because of what are called ''self-limiting'' beliefs. And it doesn’t matter how such beliefs began or how long they’ve been there, once they take hold, they are guaranteed to keep you from being all you can be.



Eliminate Self-Limiting Beliefs

Ironically, most self-limiting beliefs have no basis in fact or reality, but we put them on every day because over time they become our ''comfort clothes.'' They make us feel a strong sense of certainty about things which simply aren’t true. You probably hold a number of self-limiting beliefs right now, and until you root them out and destroy them, they’ll be running the show called ''your life.'' Start listing them now.

A typical self-limiting belief is ''I don’t deserve success.'' Perhaps you tell yourself you haven’t paid your dues yet. Maybe the boss told you he can’t promote you because you’ve only been in the role for a year (that’s a lie, by the way, but I’ll explain why another time). Or perhaps you’ve been telling yourself you are too young. There are a million ways self-limiting beliefs interfere with our success plans. What we’re looking at here is how you become ''wired to win.''

Frankly, the world is full of people who think in terms of why something can’t happen or can’t be done. And let me tell you, they are absolutely no fun to work with! But successful people just don’t think like this. They never focus on why something won’t work, or can’t work. Instead, they focus on what they have to do and what they will need to have in order to ''make it happen.'' This is where you want to train yourself to be too.

There is magic in belief. And that magic is in the notion ''I can.'' Nothing succeeds without the power of belief behind it. So, you can do all the right things, but if you don’t believe, nothing will happen. That’s because what we believe triggers us to act and react as we believe.

Our beliefs are formed by repetition. Most people wait until after repeatedly experiencing a certain outcome to form beliefs about related situations and events. That’s where 97% of people are and will likely stay, whereas successful people (the 3% you want to be among) form their beliefs about outcomes before anything even happens. They don’t wait until they have a reason to believe. That’s how they use the magic of belief to break through any and all self-imposed limitations.

The Magic of Belief

Here’s a story that illustrates how belief can break through self-imposed limitations. It takes place in 1967 but is just as relevant today.

There was a young girl of 13. She absolutely believed it was her destiny to have a career in information technology. In 1967, it was a widely held belief that women did not have the aptitude for technology and were not emotionally stable enough to join the ranks of management. (We’ve come a long way haven’t we?)

It was also a requirement to have a high school diploma to be admitted into schools offering programs in technology. Nonetheless, this young girl was so certain of her calling and her future, she applied anyway, and was promptly rejected three times in a row. After the third rejection, the school called. They wanted to know why she continued to apply when it was clear she didn’t meet the pre-requisites for admission. She said, ''I know I can do this. And I deserve to be given a chance at it!'' She proposed she be allowed to take the entrance exam, with the agreement that if she passed, all other entry requirements would be waived and she would be allowed into the program. That’s how strongly she believed in herself! And the school (believing she could never pass) agreed to her proposal.

She took the exam and got the highest score recorded to that point. The school kept its part of the bargain and let her in. And so, for two years, while simultaneously attending high school, she completed all the courses needed to earn that all-important diploma required to begin an entry-level career in information technology.

After graduation she went after every possible job in the field and did not stop interviewing until she got one. (There were dozens more rejections!) Upon starting her first summer job, she made it her business to learn every aspect of data center operations in addition to becoming one of the top performers in her own role. Her co-workers thought she was crazy. But the head of the company took notice, as did other members of the senior management team.

When it was time to return to high school in the fall (for grade 11), she took a full-time evening shift position with the company and maintained the same high levels of on-the-job performance without sacrificing her academic results. And the next summer when she reported for work, despite being the youngest person in the company (at age 17), she was offered the opportunity of a lifetime: to lead a major technology implementation. The job was done so well she received a letter of commendation stating that not a single customer of the bank she worked for ever knew there was any kind of change to their processing. To this day, no other person that young has equaled her success in managing a project of such magnitude. It was a great way to kick off what would go on to become an amazing career.

The moral of the story is this: the only limitations that exist are those you place on yourself. You can be anything you want, have anything you want. But first you must believe. And then you must be prepared to do the work required. Opportunity is everywhere. (Sometimes it just comes dressed as obstacles.)

Think Your Way to Your Destiny

What have you decided about yourself and your situation? Do you believe in yourself? Do you believe you deserve to be great? That you deserve to have it all? Think carefully before you answer. Many quickly answer yes, but their choices, actions, behaviors, and results tell a very different story.

The amazing thing is that you have the power to change your beliefs any time you want. All you have to do is decide to believe (and therefore behave) differently. Believe you are successful now, without waiting for external proof. As you believe, so you will be.

Here are some very simple ways you can get started immediately:

1. Take inventory — conduct a reality check on beliefs you currently hold that are holding you back.
2. Counter the list — for every self-limiting belief, write out a new one you could hold that neutralizes it.
3. Review often — put your new beliefs on a small index card that you read frequently during the day. Do this a minimum of three times per day (i.e., when you get up in the morning, before you go to bed at night, and one or more other times during the day that suit you — but the more the better).
4. Act ''as if'' — throughout the day behave as if you’ve already mastered the new belief. Think of it only in terms of ''I am,'' not ''I want to be'' or ''I will be.'' Be sure to keep all your thoughts in the present tense.

As you think, so shall it be. Chances are that only you are standing in the way of what you want for yourself at work. Not the boss. Not the system. Not the glass ceiling. Only you. It’s time to get out of your own way!

About the Author

Internationally renowned business strategist, uber-mentor, and MBA professor Linda M. Lopeke is the creator of the SmartStart virtual mentoring programs, the fastest, easiest way to super-size your career success. Visit http://www.smartstartcoach.com.
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