Ricardo Barriga

We all have an inner voice. It’s that voice inside our heads that seems to provide a running commentary on our lives. Unfortunately, this voice often spews negative and critical statements that hold us back from reaching our full potential. These self-limiting beliefs act like imaginary barriers that block us from the happiness and success we deserve.

As a life coach who uses techniques like Neurolinguistic Programming (NLP), Rational Emotive Behavioural and Cognitive Behavioural Coaching, I’ve helped many clients uncover and reframe their limiting beliefs. It’s incredible how just changing your self-talk can remove self-imposed obstacles and help you achieve your biggest goals and dreams.

The first step is noticing those negative thoughts and asking yourself: is this absolute truth or just a story I’m telling myself? Often, limiting beliefs are exaggerated opinions rather than indisputable facts. For example, telling yourself, “I’m not good enough,” may feel true in the moment, but it’s not an objective, universal fact.

Once you identify a limiting belief, you can begin reprogramming your mind with empowering new narratives. It’s important to gather counter-evidence to limiting beliefs and reframe them in a more constructive way. “I’m not good enough” can become “I’m continually improving myself.”

Cognitive Behavioural Coaching and NLP also provide techniques like visualization, affirmations, and anchoring to reinforce positive beliefs. Imagine achieving your goals and regularly telling yourself uplifting statements like “I believe in my abilities” to cement your new empowering perspective.

Limiting beliefs hold more power when they lurk undetected in our subconscious. Bringing them to light and consciously reframing them is liberating. The stories we tell ourselves shape our reality, so why not choose to tell empowering stories?

If you have any self-limiting beliefs holding you back, I’m happy to help uncover and reframe them. You have infinite potential waiting to be unlocked. By changing negative self-talk into positive affirmations, you can break down false barriers and achieve all you desire. The story you tell yourself shapes your world – so make it a good one!