How To Break Your Hidden Limiting Beliefs To Scale Your Business (Step By Step Guide)

Hamzah Salim

Nov '23 in General

Most entrepreneurs think a new business tactic is the key to scaling.

But the real bottleneck is often a limiting belief, not a new strategy.

A step-by-step guide on how to break your hidden limiting beliefs to scale your business:

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For context

I've:

- studied and applied self-mastery for 7 years

- broken my limiting beliefs to close $120,000 deals in my sales career

Breaking your limiting beliefs is one of the highest ROI things you can do to scale your business.

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Identify your limiting beliefs

Reflect on your inner dialogue when you face a business problem.

Notice your negative language patterns.

For example, you lose 4 sales calls in a row.

What is your self-talk?

"I'm bad at sales"

You have to know your limiting beliefs first to break them.

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Challenge limiting beliefs

"If you question anything enough, you'll begin to doubt it" - Tony Robbins

Ask yourself if the belief is really true and if it is serving your goals.

Look for evidence in the past, doesn't matter how small. Could be a sales call that you closed a long-time ago. Actively look for evidence of how that limiting belief is not true.

This is how you start to break those beliefs that are holding you back.

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Rewrite the belief

Create a new empowering belief by reframing the limiting belief.

Instead of, "I'm bad at sales" change it to "I'm becoming great at sales"

When you reframe the belief, your mind will look for evidence to support your new belief.

Psychologists call it confirmation bias. Ever wanted a car so badly that you started to see it suddenly everywhere?

There is a part of our brain called RAS (Reticular Activating System) Its job is to confirm our reality based on our strongest beliefs. Understanding this principle transformed my mindset.

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Install the new belief

You have to stack proof in your mind by taking action.

This is the fastest way to install empowering beliefs.

Even if you lose another sales call, look for the slightest proof of success.

Write in a journal your daily wins, no matter how small they are.

Reinforce the belief

Breaking limiting beliefs is a continuous process.

Some limiting beliefs take longer to break because they have become a habit.

Repeat the process of reframing + taking action + confirmation.

Become the master of your mind and see how it reflects on your business.

Most entrepreneurs don’t lack strategy and tactics, they lack consistent execution. And the lack of execution comes from deep-seated limiting beliefs that they are not even aware of.

P.S.

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