How to Break Free from Limiting Beliefs and Step Into Your Power sent

A few weeks ago I was talking with a stranger I met at a restaurant. We were seated near each other in a crowded dining room and since we were both alone, we struck up a conversation.

As you do, we exchanged professions and I braced myself for one of two typical responses I get when I reveal I am a psychologist. The person will, either, step back in shock, eyes wide and exit the conversation as quickly as possible;?or they smile, lean in and begin to talk to me in a deeper more meaningful way. This diner chose the later.

As they asked me more about what I did, I could see the interest in their eyes grow as it became obvious they wanted to tell me something. As I don't encourage people to reveal things to me in open settings that aren't private, I have perfected a body language stance that is both empathetic but with boundaries. The last thing I want is for someone to begin to open up highly emotive details of their life where neither of us are equipped to make sure the moment is met with the honor and compassion it deserves.

However, this person leaned forward, in spite of my seemingly unsuccessful unspoken discouragement and said, "Do you know what people really need right now?"

I was intrigued and surprised by this question and without thinking responded that no, I did not know what people need.?

"They need help in knowing how to cope. No one expects life to be easy, but they just need to know how to get through each day. They simply need to know what to do."

I leaned back and took a deep breath. I felt the pull to somehow be this support to people, but when I met this stranger's eyes, I said, "But what if I don't know either?" They smiled and said, "well of the two of us, I would assume you know something more about where to start".?

The stranger had said all they wanted to say on that subject, paid their bill, smiled at me in an encouraging way and left.? I came back to this conversation many times over the last week and it just wouldn't let me go. Do I know something that could help people get unstuck and find their way to a more fulfilled life?

Can I help people see their potential and help them understand that their negative thoughts, are just that, thoughts?

Are people aware that what has happened to us in life has colored our views of ourselves in a way that made us lose our true sense of possibility that we are born with? Can I assist people in digging deep to get past their limited beliefs and finding their true self? The answer came quietly at first, but as I began to write and research, the sound of me leaning into my own potential got louder until finally I had to act.

That is why I have started a Facebook Group entitled?How to Transform Your Mindset and Unlock Your Potential. I will be going live in this group on Wednesdays at 6pm EST so that we can have a conversation about topics related to specific things you can do to help yourself break free of the limited way you see yourself.?

Since today is Wednesday, my live is specifically entitled,?How to Break Free from Limiting Beliefs and Step Into Your Power. Simply click on this link to join the group and then tune in at 6pm EST.? My hope is build a community of support and resilience. Won't you be a part of it?

Please get in touch if you can relate to this article. As always, I offer a free 30 minute consultation to discuss your therapy or coaching needs. Click on the link, Take the first step, below by either emailing me or clicking on the link Take the first step.?

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Take care,

Bonnie

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