Self-Limiting Beliefs
Exploring the impact of self-limiting beliefs on personal growth and well-being. Learn to identify, challenge, and overcome these beliefs to unlock your full potential and achieve success.
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Self-Limiting Beliefs Dr Abid Iqbal HDR 22ndMay 2018
Intended Learning Outcomes By the end of this session you will be able to; Identify self-limiting beliefs when you hear them Appreciate the importance they hold, the pay offs they bring and the barriers they may create Appreciate the role of Positive Psychology in dealing with them Apply skills in order to shift/modify self-limiting beliefs
Introduction Whether you think you can or think you can t - you re RIGHT (Henry Ford) What/who is holding you back? Positive psychology
Positive Psychotherapy Anecdotal or evidence based? Martin Seligman and Alex Linley Focus is on what works rather than what doesn t Advocate we stop looking at an avoiding illness approach rather on how to stay well approach. Criticisms of this approach How does it work Focus on strength Positive emotion Builds resilience Promotes Personal Growth
Self Limiting beliefs (SLBs) What are they? Who has them? Where do they come from? Are they beneficial? What s the problem with SLBs? How to deal with SLBs
What are Self Limiting beliefs ? I am a bad doctor.. I can t make to the top, I m a woman.. Everything I do must be perfect.. It s difficult for someone like me to lose weight .. Keep your head down don t get noticed.. Someone like me cant
Where do they come from? Formed in early life Powerful and deeply embedded Result of a single major life event or repeated response to a significant adult Often override intellectual reasoning Self sabotaging
Are they beneficial? If so whats the issue? Pay Offs Blocks
Dealing with SLBs Identifying Pay Offs Belief Busting Identifying Blocks Confronting Gremlins
Belief Busting What is the belief that is limiting you? How was this belief formed? Do you still want to believe this about yourself/others? What would be a more helpful belief to have? How much energy can you muster to act on this belief? What are you willing to put aside to achieve it? Imagine you re acting on your new belief What would it be like?
Group Rules Confidentiality Respect Listening attentively Constructive Responses Supportive
References/Further Reading Berne, E. (1964) Games People Play. London: Penguin. Carson, R. (1987) Taming Your Gremlin: A Guide to Enjoying Yourself. London: Harper and Row. Driver, M. (2011) Coaching Positively Lessons for coaches from Positive Psychology, Maidenhead: Open University Press /McGraw Hill Frankl, V. (1959) Man s Search for Meaning, New York, NY: Pocket Books. Rogers, J. (2008). Coaching Skills: A Handbook, Second Edition. Maindenhead: Open University Press
