This document discusses challenging attitudes and limiting beliefs that can hold people back from achieving success. It provides examples of common limiting beliefs like "it can't be done" or "they won't like it." While some fear can be helpful, most fears and limits are self-imposed. The document then outlines a seven step process to overcome challenged attitudes, including working on personal foundations, stopping negative self-talk, looking for alternative explanations, controlling frustration, and focusing on the future rather than the past.

1. Action leads to
success!

2. challenged attitude
Examples: The following are actual examples I have
heard from people who suffer from challenged
attitudes and limiting beliefs:
* It's not my job. * It can't be done.
* But I have a college * They won't like it.
degree. * They won’t understand
* The other department me.
should have taken care of * You didn't consult with us
it. first.
* I have new responsibilities * My pay scale is less than
now so I can't do it. the national average.
* It won't work.
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3. challenged attitude
(cont)
* Those other employees * My perception is
make a huge amount of different than the
money. companies.
* Because I don't make * They make more
more, I'm going to money than I do.
punish my team by only * Why bother? Don’t
giving 50%. bother, it won’t
* I just want to draw a succeed anyway.
check until something * What’s wrong with me?
better comes along. Why can’t I do it?
* My responsibilities keep * I am already too old,
changing. what do I have to
show?
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4. challenged attitude
(cont)
* How can I compete with * If I fail, I’m going to look
these guys? stupid.
* I am considered a bottom * I have no incentives.
feeder. * I have no growth
* I am just going to look like possibilities.
a fool. * I want higher pay.
* I did the research I should * I can't advance because of
make more money. a political environment.
* There is too much change. * I don't get any respect.
* Nothing stays the same. * I hope to get fired so I can
* I am just going to collect unemployment.
embarrass myself if I try.
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5. the limiting beliefs
When we are born, nature installs 2 basic survival
instincts in us; the fear of heights and the fear of loud
noises. Fear can be a good thing in small moderation
as it protects us from harm when we seek safety. In
our daily experience, our biological senses also helps
us in deciding what we should eat. Our sense of smell
may prevent us from eating something that had gone
bad, and when we are drowsy, our body tells us to
sleep and recharge ourselves. Most fears and instincts
we have are limits we place on ourselves, whether we
have learned it directly or indirectly from others, or our
painful learning experience in our earlier years.
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6. why are limiting beliefs
bad?
I would not say that all limiting beliefs are bad,
however, I can say that some of the beliefs we have
prevents us from taking actions, realizing our full
potential or try out other interesting things.
If you want to be an entrepreneur, having limiting
beliefs and self doubts will most definitely not inspire
confidence in stakeholders and customers. Being
negative and may also mean setting mental barriers to
success.
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7. the motivating mindset
We have instincts that motivates us to do
things. When we are hungry, the biological
motivating mindset signals us eat, when
thirsty, it signals us to drink. People may
have different motivating mindset due to
culture, education and experience.
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8. case 1:
4 minute mile. For hundreds of years, many have
attempted this feat and all have fallen short. But on
May 6, 1954, Roger Bannister ran 1 mile in 3 minutes
and 54 seconds. This was amazing but within a year,
37 other runners had broken his record. Within the
next 3 years, 300 runners had repeated the same feat.
What held these runners back were their limiting
beliefs and it was not until someone had proven that it
could be done, people do not perform to their fullest
potential.
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9. case 2:
In the American army, the new recruits were often
called “Heroes” and “Champions” during the initial
training. They were given a lot of positive feedback to
make them believe that they can achieve more.
And many did. People who could never do pull ups
could do 6, and people who had never exercised could
run 5 miles. Thing they would have never done without
peer pressure and the reinforcements and
encouragements given, changed their beliefs and
unleashed their potential, making them do feats they
have never thought possible. 2008 PEW RESEARCH CENTER

10. Overactive Worried Cautious Stressed
Limiting Beliefs Anxious Risk Adverse Bi-Polar
Paraniod Fearful Maniac-
Depressive
Balanced Procrastinating Sweet Spot Audacious
Limiting Beliefs Lazy Harmonious Risk Lover
Negligent Effective Rash
Underactive Passive Careless Overexcited
Limiting Beliefs Apathetic Foolish Deluded
Depressed Naive Manic
Underactive Balanced Overactive
motivating motivating motivating
mindset mindset mindset

11. When our limiting beliefs and motivating
mindsets are out of balance, all kinds of
afflictions arise. It is important for us to
identify our limiting beliefs and
compulsions if we want to achieve our full
potential.
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12. beliefs & outcomes(PAW
process)
You need to believe three things
about your outcomes:
1) It is possible to achieve
2) You are able to achieve them
3) You deserve to achieve them

13. P - Possibility
Very often, we mistake possibility for competence.
We think something if not possible when really we
do not know how to do it. As humans, we all do
have physical limits, but we don’t usually know that
these limits are.
You cannot prove a negative, therefore you can
never prove that you are incapable of anything, you
can only say that you have not achieved it yet.

14. A - Ability
Have you the put a limit on what you can achieve?
We often sell ourselves short by not believing we
can do something. But beliefs are not facts – they
are just our best guess about things at a certain
point of time.
Keep an open mind. Have one basic true belief:
You have not reached the limit of what you are
capable yet.

15. A - Ability
Do not ever announce to other people that you
can’t do something, even if you think you can’t.
People often own up much more readily about
things that they are bad at than what they are good
at. This is not modesty. Modesty mean not bragging
about what you can do.

16. DON’T BOAST ABOUT YOUR SUPPOSED
LIMITATIONS
Negative talk just places a self-imposed glass
ceiling on what you are going to do. If you
think like this, add the little word “yet” to the
end. Though there may be good reasons why
you may not get the goal, don’t make excuses
in advance, then you have just set yourself up
for failure.

17. W - Worthiness
Many people may have a positive attitude, but the
key towards achievement is a PAW Process.
Do you deserve to achieve your goals?
Only you can answer this question, but why not?
If people are unwilling to try, but if you volunteered
and accomplished, who deserves the success? It is
not about ethics or morals when it comes to self-
worthiness. Do not apologize for succeeding or
winning. Notice any uncomfortable feelings, and
they will point to obstacles and self-doubts.

18. Just repeat the following for
each goal:
‘This goal is possible’
‘I have the ability to achieve
this goal’
“I deserve to achieve this
goal’

19. 7 Steps to Overcoming
Challenged Attitudes
1. WORK on your personal foundation,
namely in the Five Pillars of Attraction.
Remember what F.R.E.S.H. stands for:
F: Finances
R: Relationships
E: Environment
S: Spirituality
H: Health

20. 7 Steps to Overcoming
Challenged Attitudes
Right now, write down one task for each of the
Five Pillars (F.R.E.S.H.) that you can make an
immediate improvement in.
2. STOP listening to that little negative voice.
Counter-punch the negative self talk with a
substantial dose of positiveness.
3. LOOK for alternative explanations. In many
cases there could be hundreds of them,
unfortunately when you are frustrated you are
unable to see the forest for the trees -
sometimes referred to as Frustration Tunnel
Vision.

21. 7 Steps to Overcoming
Challenged Attitudes
4. MOODS are contagious, both positive and negative. Do
something that will place you in a positive mood, such as
a daily delicious habit or speaking with anyone that is
known for having a positive attitude or mood.
5. CONTROL your frustration. Speak slowly, breath deeply
into your heart, choose to remain calm or excuse
yourself from the discussion take a time out. Stop
drinking caffeine.
6. STOP looking out the rear view mirror when that big
broad windshield is staring you in the face. Your vision of
each event or situation is totally up to you. You can
either choose to be negative or positive your choice. Or,
you can either focus on your negative past or look
forward into a positive future. Remember this quote:
"Past failures don't equal current successes."

22. 7 Steps to Overcoming
Challenged Attitudes
7. WATCH with great care who you hang out with. My most
favorite quote by Jim Rohn says "YOU become the
average sum of the five people with whom you associate
with." In regards to this powerful philosophy, ask
yourselves these questions:
o Who am I around?
o What are they doing to me?
o What have they got me saying?
o Where do they have me going?
o What do they have me thinking?
o What do they have me becoming?
o Then ask yourself the big question: Is that okay?

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