Step One in Transforming Limiting Beliefs
into Empowering Actions
It is important for you to realize that fear and limiting beliefs are will keep showing up to awaken you to
what you need to do next. It is not about getting “rid” of limiting beliefs or fear. It is about Discovering
More of You so you have more tools in your toolbox to manage life and work effectively and joyously.
This exercise will help you to look into those fears and beliefs and begin to see how you can transform
them into empowering actions. As you move through this process, you will begin to be more self-aware
so that you can consciously choose how you see the world vs letting your subconscious “drive the bus.”
Our limiting beliefs can be influenced by: (Fill the blanks.)
 Where I came from is_________________, ________
o What does it mean to you have come from there?
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How does it influenced how you see the world?
 What ________________ said was possible. (Fill in the blank with who has had the biggest impact on
what you see as possible in your life – parents, siblings, coach, teacher, church, grandparent,
relative, boss, neighbor, other)
 Religious or family traditions __________________________________________________ (Limiting Belief)
 Limiting belief that was unspoken or spoken in regards to cultural or societal rules
_________________________________________________________________________________
 Limiting belief about what you heard in your house growing up or have decided over time
about:
 Time______________________________________________________________
 Money ________________________________________________________________
 Relationships __________________________________________________________
 Work ________________________________________________________________
 Glass ceiling __________________________________________________________
 Taking risks ___________________________________________________________
 Being a woman ________________________________________________________
 Being a man__________________________________________________________
Write as many fears and limiting beliefs as you can think of around work, family, your health,
relationships. This help you to see in black and white what might be “driving the bus” so that
you can decode what is really going on and get in the drivers seat.
*If you run out of space, just use another sheet of paper or the back of this sheet.
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The Impact of Disempowering Beliefs.
Fill out the lines with Yes if you are experiencing that feeling or situation, or No if you
are not experiencing that feeling or situation.
If Yes, describe. Example: “Medications” – high blood pressure, diabetes, pain killers;
“No Free Time” – to be with my family or friends or to reboot at work; “Doubt my
value” – when I am overly criticized.
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WHERE I WANT TO BE
On the line, write the opposite of each of these experiences or situations. For example:
The opposite of “medications” might be “healthy and feeling fine!”; “No Free Time”
might be “I have all the time I need to get things done at work and home.” ; “Doubt
Myself” might be “I trust my judgement.”
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