Whatever you think and meditate on is what will manifest in your life. Being positive can actually change the outcome of your life. If you limit yourself, you will not be able to reach your full potential.

If someone is constantly telling that you will never amount to anything, you will eventually believe what they have told you. Even if someone is constantly encouraging you, their positive words can only get you so far, you have to motivate yourself to succeed. You cannot always rely on others to help you. Unless you make a decision that you want to be stop limiting yourself, you will find it difficult to reach your full potential.

It's hard to believe two things at once, and the key to changing your limiting beliefs is to really want to succeed. Once you focus all of your thoughts and energy to one goal, that goal gains power in your life. Being double minded will only result in your subconscious mind feeling torn between conflicting orders. The thoughts that are the strongest in your mind are what will prevail, and you will see those beliefs manifest in your life. For example, if you are constantly thinking about how you will fail, but you spend a couple of minutes thinking about succeeding, you are setting yourself up to fail. Even though you might feel silly at first, if you stick with it, you will notice that when you experience setbacks, your initial thoughts will be more positive. Whatever your first impulse is in a stressful situation is what you really believe in your heart.

Every time you are faced with a tough situation, make yourself think positive thoughts. You have to turn your thoughts into facts and make them a reality. Once you really understand that you can create your positive reality, you'll see that nothing can limit you. However, if you are accustomed to negative thoughts, you are hindering your progress.

Someone who has never really faced any serious challenges in life has a tendency to approach every situation with a positive outlook. We expect what we've been accustomed to getting. However, if you've had to deal with a lot of setbacks in your life, it can very easy to expect things to go wrong. This can actually start at a very early age. Let's say you got a low score on your science test when you were 12 years old, the next time you took a science test, you probably subconsciously expected to get a low score. However, instead of expecting a low score, if you would have seen yourself getting a good score, you would have had a better success rate.

Whatever you think about the most, is what you will see in your life. It's not about pretending to be positive or pretending not to have limiting beliefs. You have to actually revamp your whole system of thinking. Once you really understand that you are holding yourself back, it is easier to change the habit. Don't feel discouraged if you have trouble being more positive. If you have been accustomed to not living up to your full potential, then it is natural that it may be challenging to change your thought patterns. Just be patient and stick with it.

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