What You'll Discover In This Episode:
Throughout your time as a small business owner, have you had thoughts like:
I’m not good enough.
I’m not capable.
I’m not important.
I’m sure to fail.
They will reject me.
You’ve probably had similar thoughts at some point during your entrepreneurial journey but how about now in the present day, after all of the experience you’ve gained over the past years or even decades? Are you confident that you’re good enough, capable enough, and that the work you do is important? Or do you still suffer from self-limiting beliefs that are sabotaging your growth? Such thoughts, if left unchecked, have the power to plague your success.
I invite you to take a moment and try out this powerful exercise with me…
Take a deep breath and say out loud, “I am not good enough.”
Now, say out loud, “I am a monkey.”
When you said, “I am a monkey,” did it feel silly or fall flat in comparison to the first phrase? Or did the first phrase feel familiar or bad? You could claim it didn’t feel good simply because you don’t believe that but if that were really the case, it wouldn’t have felt bad. Instead, it would have felt like just what it was - words. Words with no weight and no meaning.
No matter how untrue the phrase, “I am not good enough,” if deep down you believe it subconsciously, that belief is undoubtedly manifesting itself in ways that negatively impact your decision making, action taking, and the way you run your business. Such beliefs hold you back from showing up in the world the way you want to but otherwise could. And finally the good news… those beliefs can be eliminated. Just ask Shelly Lefkoe who came up with the exercise above.
In this episode of the Small Business Straight Talk Podcast, I sit down with Shelly Lefkoe, the co-founder of the Lefkoe Institute, to dive into the topic of eliminating the beliefs sabotaging your growth so you can stop hitting that proverbial wall and attain greater success in business and life.
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About Guest:
Shelly Lefkoe is the co-founder of the Lefkoe Institute, a San Francisco Bay Area firm whose mission is “To significantly improve the quality of life on the planet.”
Shelly has helped thousands of clients worldwide recreate their lives by ridding themselves of a wide variety of problems including phobias, relationships that never seem to work, violence, procrastination, unwillingness to confront people, health and wellness issues, and sexual dysfunction. Her clients have eliminated emotional patterns such as fear, hostility, shyness, anxiety, depression, worry about what people think of them, and a negative sense of themselves.
Her programs have reached over 150,000 people worldwide. Her work has been featured on the Today Show, Leeza, and many other media outlets.
Shelly is an international keynote speaker and workshop leader.
