Remove Limitations Sabotaging Your Goals
“We are only limited by our beliefs about ourselves.” Jeannette Seibly
Our career and life goals are often limited due to perceived limitations. It could be the perception of not having enough of the right education, money, options, and support from friends and family. Yet, many successful people overcome these limitations and find resources and support to move forward.
Limiting perceptions include:
1. It’s my bosses fault I’m unhappy in my job. The truth is, developing a can-do attitude and ability to work with your current boss provides you the skills required for the next job.
2. There is no point in speaking up about the poor team results — they don’t care. Good bosses/leaders don’t fall victim to mediocrity and poor team progress. They work with and through their teams to overcome challenges and achieve intended results.
3. Being your own boss is the only and easiest way to be happy and successful in your career. The truth is, working in a job that fits you is the key to job satisfaction.
What gets in your way of removing your limitations? It could be your inner voice, the people you interact with and hang out with, social media, and the unwillingness to step outside your comfort zone. Removing limitations requires courage, confidence, and commitment, as well as gaining the experience, education, and reality necessary to succeed!
What’s the first step? The good news is you’ve already achieved success in the past. Take the time to become aware of your accomplishments and wins by doing the five steps in “It’s Time to Brag!” This is a foundation to removing limitations and overcoming those beliefs that limit us.
How can you develop the beliefs needed to achieve your intended results?
Expand your perceptions of what is possible. Many programs, books, and coaching programs are designed to help you expand. Your job is to enroll, attend, and participate fully. Then, hire an executive coach to help you gain “muscle” using these new skills. Remember to focus on the project, not your limitations.
Use a structure to guide you forward. Being committed to achieving results requires a structure to fulfill that goal. Otherwise, your goal becomes a someday; one day, it may happen when XYZ changes. Relying on hope instead of your traits and abilities limits you! Develop integrity and discipline to keep focused when distractions occur — because they will!
Put together the right team. Hire based on job fit, can-do attitude, and coachability. (Grab the book Hire Amazing Employees for practical interview questions and instructions on how to use the right tools.) Now, learn how to manage and coach your team forward for success. Caution: While friends and family may tell you they want to be part of your team, the reality of their ability to work with you can often get in the way.
Be coachable, curious, and ask open-ended questions. Learn the basics, create a strong foundation, and build your project, goal, and dream brick-by-brick; what you can achieve when you’re willing to do the work is amazing.
Celebrate! Smile, accept the applause, and create your next success. Don’t forget to update your brags along the way — they will support you in winning your next goal and dream!
Jeannette Seibly is a Talent Advisor/Leadership Results Coach with over 31 years of practical experience guiding leaders and bosses to improve their hiring, coaching, and managing practices and produce amazing results! And yes, achieving business success always starts with having the right people in the right jobs! She has been an Authorized PXT Select® Partner for over 32 years. Contact Jeannette to learn more about these state-of-the-art job-fit assessment tools or how to coach and manage your people to achieve incredible results.
A note from Jeannette: Winning today and achieving the successes you want in your life and career starts with removing limiting beliefs that sabotage your goals. They will pop up and can be a devastating deterrent if you don’t move them out of the way! Need support to achieve that long-time goal, dream, or project? Contact me!
Now is the time to get into focused action! Are there days you dread doing what is needed to manage your people, projects, and team’s financial performance? You’re not alone! Everyone has those days! But continuing to hide behind excuses only hurts you and your future promotability. I have extensive experience and wisdom guiding bosses and leaders to hire, coach, and manage their teams successfully — this includes getting you out of the way and working with and through people effectively to achieve the results required. Contact me to learn more about my in-depth, one-on-one, customized coaching programs.
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