| Chances are you do it every day. No, I'm not talking | | | | took this persona to school and failed miserably. When |
| about parents or grandparents or those who have had | | | | he went to work as an apprentice carpenter, he was |
| 3 year olds and who fully understand how demanding | | | | told he was good with tools - you guessed it, he |
| a 3 year old can be. What I am talking about is the | | | | became a top carpenter and a successful business |
| wounded 3 year old many carry around inside who | | | | person because this 'limiter' had been negated. |
| often dictates what is safe and what is not for our | | | | The opportunity you now have is to examine any |
| welfare in adult life. | | | | limiting beliefs you might hold and find appropriate ways |
| It is now well discussed and documented that our | | | | to negate them. Not sure what they are? Become |
| learning of coping strategies towards life are | | | | aware of any of those little voices you hear when |
| formulated in our early years - typically the first 5 | | | | attempting something in your life or business - you |
| years of life - where we make most of our life based | | | | know the ones... |
| decisions about safety, love and/or how to fit in. | | | | - Who do you think you are? |
| What's also well discussed and documented is that | | | | - Why did I think I could do that? |
| most of us carry these early childhood based | | | | - I'm dumb or stupid |
| perspectives of the world through the rest of our lives. | | | | - This always happens |
| So what's this got to do with you as a business | | | | ...except this time, make a different choice about your |
| person? | | | | response or ask different questions like... |
| If you had issues in your early childhood and most of | | | | - How can I master this? |
| us do (not necessarily because something bad | | | | - How can I do this differently? - Who can help me? |
| happened to us but more often because something | | | | - I'm not dumb, I just have to learn HOW to do this |
| happened that we did not understand which we | | | | - Up until know his has happened BUT... (decide what |
| perceived as a threat to our safety and therefore | | | | has to be done differently) |
| 'decided' was bad) we set up a limiting belief about | | | | So back to the original question - sort of... Are you |
| ourselves. This may be like a distant relative who was | | | | letting YOUR 3 year old inner child run your life? |
| constantly told he was dumb in his preschool years. So | | | | |