Comments on: Defeating Self-Limiting Thoughts http://www.chrisg.com/defeating-self-limiting-thoughts/ Build your business by sharing what you know Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:51:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Alex Ion http://www.chrisg.com/defeating-self-limiting-thoughts/#comment-5043 Alex Ion Mon, 27 Aug 2007 13:00:14 +0000 http://www.chrisg.com/defeating-self-limiting-thoughts/#comment-5043 Well experience does add to the problem but one should always know that something that happened before can be changed the next time it happens. I remember Steve Olson commenting that every problems start from money and sex. Imagine a guy that wasn't a very good performer last week and is facing sex again this week. Last week it may have been just an accident, but the human mind is afraid of such things so he could be on the road of consolidating his problem (going deeper)if he won't think positive. Great article! Well experience does add to the problem but one should always know that something that happened before can be changed the next time it happens.

I remember Steve Olson commenting that every problems start from money and sex. Imagine a guy that wasn’t a very good performer last week and is facing sex again this week. Last week it may have been just an accident, but the human mind is afraid of such things so he could be on the road of consolidating his problem (going deeper)if he won’t think positive.

Great article!

]]> By: Alex Ion http://www.chrisg.com/defeating-self-limiting-thoughts/#comment-16996 Alex Ion Mon, 27 Aug 2007 13:00:00 +0000 http://www.chrisg.com/defeating-self-limiting-thoughts/#comment-16996 Well experience does add to the problem but one should always know that something that happened before can be changed the next time it happens. I remember Steve Olson commenting that every problems start from money and sex. Imagine a guy that wasn't a very good performer last week and is facing sex again this week. Last week it may have been just an accident, but the human mind is afraid of such things so he could be on the road of consolidating his problem (going deeper)if he won't think positive. Great article! Well experience does add to the problem but one should always know that something that happened before can be changed the next time it happens.

I remember Steve Olson commenting that every problems start from money and sex. Imagine a guy that wasn’t a very good performer last week and is facing sex again this week. Last week it may have been just an accident, but the human mind is afraid of such things so he could be on the road of consolidating his problem (going deeper)if he won’t think positive.

Great article!

]]> By: Chris Garrett http://www.chrisg.com/defeating-self-limiting-thoughts/#comment-4971 Chris Garrett Wed, 22 Aug 2007 12:06:05 +0000 http://www.chrisg.com/defeating-self-limiting-thoughts/#comment-4971 Good point, it can lead to "I always ..." thoughts even when nothing of the sort is true! Good point, it can lead to “I always …” thoughts even when nothing of the sort is true!

]]> By: Chris Garrett http://www.chrisg.com/defeating-self-limiting-thoughts/#comment-16995 Chris Garrett Wed, 22 Aug 2007 12:06:00 +0000 http://www.chrisg.com/defeating-self-limiting-thoughts/#comment-16995 Good point, it can lead to "I always ..." thoughts even when nothing of the sort is true! Good point, it can lead to “I always …” thoughts even when nothing of the sort is true!

]]> By: Traveller http://www.chrisg.com/defeating-self-limiting-thoughts/#comment-4970 Traveller Wed, 22 Aug 2007 11:58:52 +0000 http://www.chrisg.com/defeating-self-limiting-thoughts/#comment-4970 Great post! Unfortunately experience can actually add to this problem. Failures in the past can limit you, because you "know" that won't work, even in a different situation. Many innovations are driven by the young only because they haven't failed yet and therefore take more risks, and are more certain in their mind of success. Great post! Unfortunately experience can actually add to this problem. Failures in the past can limit you, because you “know” that won’t work, even in a different situation. Many innovations are driven by the young only because they haven’t failed yet and therefore take more risks, and are more certain in their mind of success.

]]> By: Traveller http://www.chrisg.com/defeating-self-limiting-thoughts/#comment-16994 Traveller Wed, 22 Aug 2007 11:58:00 +0000 http://www.chrisg.com/defeating-self-limiting-thoughts/#comment-16994 Great post! Unfortunately experience can actually add to this problem. Failures in the past can limit you, because you "know" that won't work, even in a different situation. Many innovations are driven by the young only because they haven't failed yet and therefore take more risks, and are more certain in their mind of success. Great post! Unfortunately experience can actually add to this problem. Failures in the past can limit you, because you “know” that won’t work, even in a different situation. Many innovations are driven by the young only because they haven’t failed yet and therefore take more risks, and are more certain in their mind of success.

]]> By: Chris Garrett http://www.chrisg.com/defeating-self-limiting-thoughts/#comment-4969 Chris Garrett Wed, 22 Aug 2007 11:41:54 +0000 http://www.chrisg.com/defeating-self-limiting-thoughts/#comment-4969 @James - I think as humans we are built and trained to look for downsides, dangers, risks, so we focus so much on "avoidance" rather than the good stuff. We have to master our own inner critic :) @SageRave - Yup, there are people who have the brilliant ability to hold self belief no matter what, the rest of us have to work at it :) @Terra - Sounds like a great house to live in :) @James – I think as humans we are built and trained to look for downsides, dangers, risks, so we focus so much on “avoidance” rather than the good stuff. We have to master our own inner critic :)

@SageRave – Yup, there are people who have the brilliant ability to hold self belief no matter what, the rest of us have to work at it :)

@Terra – Sounds like a great house to live in :)

]]> By: Chris Garrett http://www.chrisg.com/defeating-self-limiting-thoughts/#comment-16993 Chris Garrett Wed, 22 Aug 2007 11:41:00 +0000 http://www.chrisg.com/defeating-self-limiting-thoughts/#comment-16993 @James - I think as humans we are built and trained to look for downsides, dangers, risks, so we focus so much on "avoidance" rather than the good stuff. We have to master our own inner critic :) @SageRave - Yup, there are people who have the brilliant ability to hold self belief no matter what, the rest of us have to work at it :) @Terra - Sounds like a great house to live in :) @James – I think as humans we are built and trained to look for downsides, dangers, risks, so we focus so much on “avoidance” rather than the good stuff. We have to master our own inner critic :)

@SageRave – Yup, there are people who have the brilliant ability to hold self belief no matter what, the rest of us have to work at it :)

@Terra – Sounds like a great house to live in :)

]]> By: Terra Andersen http://www.chrisg.com/defeating-self-limiting-thoughts/#comment-4956 Terra Andersen Wed, 22 Aug 2007 03:53:59 +0000 http://www.chrisg.com/defeating-self-limiting-thoughts/#comment-4956 <p>This is so true. We try to never say "can't" in our house. Luckily we are all positive people, so it's easy to stay that way. *=)</p> <p>Good post!</p> <p>-Terra<br /> This is so true. We try to never say “can’t” in our house. Luckily we are all positive people, so it’s easy to stay that way. *=)

Good post!

-Terra

]]> By: Terra Andersen http://www.chrisg.com/defeating-self-limiting-thoughts/#comment-16992 Terra Andersen Wed, 22 Aug 2007 03:53:00 +0000 http://www.chrisg.com/defeating-self-limiting-thoughts/#comment-16992 This is so true. We try to never say "can't" in our house. Luckily we are all positive people, so it's easy to stay that way. *=) Good post! -Terra This is so true. We try to never say “can’t” in our house. Luckily we are all positive people, so it’s easy to stay that way. *=)
Good post!
-Terra

]]> By: SageRave http://www.chrisg.com/defeating-self-limiting-thoughts/#comment-4955 SageRave Wed, 22 Aug 2007 02:39:02 +0000 http://www.chrisg.com/defeating-self-limiting-thoughts/#comment-4955 This is a constant struggle, especially since our society thrives on teaching people to be unreasonable with themselves. Good article! This is a constant struggle, especially since our society thrives on teaching people to be unreasonable with themselves.

Good article!

]]> By: SageRave http://www.chrisg.com/defeating-self-limiting-thoughts/#comment-16991 SageRave Wed, 22 Aug 2007 02:39:00 +0000 http://www.chrisg.com/defeating-self-limiting-thoughts/#comment-16991 This is a constant struggle, especially since our society thrives on teaching people to be unreasonable with themselves. Good article! This is a constant struggle, especially since our society thrives on teaching people to be unreasonable with themselves.

Good article!

]]> By: James http://www.chrisg.com/defeating-self-limiting-thoughts/#comment-4952 James Tue, 21 Aug 2007 20:09:21 +0000 http://www.chrisg.com/defeating-self-limiting-thoughts/#comment-4952 Chris, I love the way you said "Consider each negative as a hand-brake, or at worse as sabotage." I agree completely. I think this is so true with almost anything we ever do. In my own experience I have discovered it is far easier to see the negatives rather than the positives. While I think we should have realistic thoughts, I do not think anything is truly impossible. Anyways great post, glad to see that I am not the only one that deals with these struggles. Chris,

I love the way you said “Consider each negative as a hand-brake, or at worse as sabotage.” I agree completely.
I think this is so true with almost anything we ever do. In my own experience I have discovered it is far easier to see the negatives rather than the positives. While I think we should have realistic thoughts, I do not think anything is truly impossible.
Anyways great post, glad to see that I am not the only one that deals with these struggles.

]]> By: James http://www.chrisg.com/defeating-self-limiting-thoughts/#comment-16990 James Tue, 21 Aug 2007 20:09:00 +0000 http://www.chrisg.com/defeating-self-limiting-thoughts/#comment-16990 Chris, I love the way you said "Consider each negative as a hand-brake, or at worse as sabotage." I agree completely. I think this is so true with almost anything we ever do. In my own experience I have discovered it is far easier to see the negatives rather than the positives. While I think we should have realistic thoughts, I do not think anything is truly impossible. Anyways great post, glad to see that I am not the only one that deals with these struggles. Chris,

I love the way you said “Consider each negative as a hand-brake, or at worse as sabotage.” I agree completely.
I think this is so true with almost anything we ever do. In my own experience I have discovered it is far easier to see the negatives rather than the positives. While I think we should have realistic thoughts, I do not think anything is truly impossible.
Anyways great post, glad to see that I am not the only one that deals with these struggles.

]]> By: Chris Garrett http://www.chrisg.com/defeating-self-limiting-thoughts/#comment-4949 Chris Garrett Tue, 21 Aug 2007 17:32:41 +0000 http://www.chrisg.com/defeating-self-limiting-thoughts/#comment-4949 @Rajesh - I am fortunate that my wife tends to be able to keep me positive even when I am determined to be miserable ;) @Jen - Yeah it is easy to think everyone else has a much better handle on life, the truth is we all have brain burps once in a while (or more often in my case, heh) @LaurenMarie - Ah that's easy then, say to yourself what you would say to someone else :D @Rajesh – I am fortunate that my wife tends to be able to keep me positive even when I am determined to be miserable ;)

@Jen – Yeah it is easy to think everyone else has a much better handle on life, the truth is we all have brain burps once in a while (or more often in my case, heh)

@LaurenMarie – Ah that’s easy then, say to yourself what you would say to someone else :D

]]> By: Chris Garrett http://www.chrisg.com/defeating-self-limiting-thoughts/#comment-16989 Chris Garrett Tue, 21 Aug 2007 17:32:00 +0000 http://www.chrisg.com/defeating-self-limiting-thoughts/#comment-16989 @Rajesh - I am fortunate that my wife tends to be able to keep me positive even when I am determined to be miserable ;) @Jen - Yeah it is easy to think everyone else has a much better handle on life, the truth is we all have brain burps once in a while (or more often in my case, heh) @LaurenMarie - Ah that's easy then, say to yourself what you would say to someone else :D @Rajesh – I am fortunate that my wife tends to be able to keep me positive even when I am determined to be miserable ;)

@Jen – Yeah it is easy to think everyone else has a much better handle on life, the truth is we all have brain burps once in a while (or more often in my case, heh)

@LaurenMarie – Ah that’s easy then, say to yourself what you would say to someone else :D

]]> By: LaurenMarie - Creative Curio http://www.chrisg.com/defeating-self-limiting-thoughts/#comment-4948 LaurenMarie - Creative Curio Tue, 21 Aug 2007 17:25:06 +0000 http://www.chrisg.com/defeating-self-limiting-thoughts/#comment-4948 So strange that just admitting the problem is there makes it easier to deal with. It also helps to know I'm not alone :) I agree with Jen, we think everyone but us has it figured out. In terms of how I speak to others, I find it easy to encourage everyone except myself! So strange that just admitting the problem is there makes it easier to deal with. It also helps to know I’m not alone :) I agree with Jen, we think everyone but us has it figured out.

In terms of how I speak to others, I find it easy to encourage everyone except myself!

]]> By: LaurenMarie - Creative Curio http://www.chrisg.com/defeating-self-limiting-thoughts/#comment-16988 LaurenMarie - Creative Curio Tue, 21 Aug 2007 17:25:00 +0000 http://www.chrisg.com/defeating-self-limiting-thoughts/#comment-16988 So strange that just admitting the problem is there makes it easier to deal with. It also helps to know I'm not alone :) I agree with Jen, we think everyone but us has it figured out. In terms of how I speak to others, I find it easy to encourage everyone except myself! So strange that just admitting the problem is there makes it easier to deal with. It also helps to know I’m not alone :) I agree with Jen, we think everyone but us has it figured out.

In terms of how I speak to others, I find it easy to encourage everyone except myself!

]]> By: Jen / domestika http://www.chrisg.com/defeating-self-limiting-thoughts/#comment-4946 Jen / domestika Tue, 21 Aug 2007 14:11:36 +0000 http://www.chrisg.com/defeating-self-limiting-thoughts/#comment-4946 Get out of my brain, Chris! ;) Truth be told, I think that most of us are half-convinced that everyone else around us is brimming with the bright self-confidence that they show on the surface...yet, this kind of self-doubt and self-sabotage are probably more the norm. Get out of my brain, Chris! ;)

Truth be told, I think that most of us are half-convinced that everyone else around us is brimming with the bright self-confidence that they show on the surface…yet, this kind of self-doubt and self-sabotage are probably more the norm.

]]> By: Jen / domestika http://www.chrisg.com/defeating-self-limiting-thoughts/#comment-16987 Jen / domestika Tue, 21 Aug 2007 14:11:00 +0000 http://www.chrisg.com/defeating-self-limiting-thoughts/#comment-16987 Get out of my brain, Chris! ;) Truth be told, I think that most of us are half-convinced that everyone else around us is brimming with the bright self-confidence that they show on the surface...yet, this kind of self-doubt and self-sabotage are probably more the norm. Get out of my brain, Chris! ;)

Truth be told, I think that most of us are half-convinced that everyone else around us is brimming with the bright self-confidence that they show on the surface…yet, this kind of self-doubt and self-sabotage are probably more the norm.

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