25/04/2020
A man saw a huge elephant that is being held by a small rope tied to their front leg.
He was confused because these elephants could break away from their bond at anytime, but for some reason they did not.
He saw the caretaker and asked, “Hey, why these creatures just stood there and made no attempt to escape?”
The caretaker answered, “When they were much smaller, we use the same size of rope and stick to tie them and at that age, it’s just enough to hold them. Once they grew up, they are get used to believe that they cannot break away. The elephants believed that the ropes can still hold them, so they never try to break free anymore.”
The man was stunned because these elephants could escape from their bonds at anytime. But because they failed many times to break away before, therefore they are conditioned that they could not break free from the rope even they are already grown up.
Most of us are like this elephant.
We may have belief systems that we have built because of bad or negative experiences from the past.
You may have a failed few times to get hired from the job or BPO company you are dreaming of.
You may have tried to save a downpayment for the dream house you wanted for your family but failed to spend it buying an expensive smartphone.
You just have to accept these things and move on. Just believe in yourself that you can do it and try one more time again.
In our traditional educational system, we were conditioned that failures are bad.
You have to pass the exams and get good grades all the time.
However, in the real world, making mistakes are normal and you just have to learn from it and move forward.
Don’t be afraid to fail and always think that it’s only part of the process to become financially successful.
Here are my tips to overcome your limiting beliefs that prevent you to become successful in money and life:
List it down. Get a piece of paper and a pen or note apps in your smartphone. Think about all your limiting beliefs that you have. This will help you to recognize and be aware of your limiting beliefs. For example, you have failed to get the dream BPO job you’ve wanted for so long.
Believe in yourself. Once you recognized it, you will find out that there are a lot of ways for you to overcome your limiting beliefs. Based on our example above, you just have to believe in yourself that you can get the dream BPO job in due time.
Learn from your mistakes. Experts say that failures are only part of the process to become successful. If you have made mistakes in your previous attempts, you just have to learn from it and do a different approach this time. Examine the mistakes or failures that you made in not achieving your dream job. Perhaps, you were not prepared during the job interview or you need to improve certain skills in getting that BPO job. This time, learn from those mistakes and do a different smart approach.
There you have it. I hope that you will do this exercise so that you can remove all the limiting beliefs that you have built because of some mistakes or failures from the past.
As we gained experiences, skills and continue to develop ourselves, we are getting bigger as the same with the elephant to conquer any roadblocks and challenges that will come our way.
