How to Overcome Limiting Beliefs with Visualization
Have you ever felt like a goal was completely out of your reach and you had no way of achieving it? This is called a limiting belief, which is a toxic idea that is believed to be the truth and prevents growth in your personal and professional life. You may have experienced this as a student, believing that you’re a bad test taker or as a professional, feeling doubtful of your ability to speak in front of a group of your colleagues. The underlying foundation of limiting belief is fear and lack of self-worth.
More frequently than not, people don’t feel worthy of their wants and desires. When a client suffers from a lack of self-worth and self-love, they may create barriers and excuses that prevent them from trying to achieve their goals. It’s vital for people to recognize that they are worth pushing past their limiting beliefs so that they may be and feel how they want to. One transformational tool used to overcome these toxic thoughts is visualization.
Visualization is a powerful method of getting into a state of mind and focusing on an end goal and how you would prefer to be and feel. In most cases, visualization is a practice used to push past limiting beliefs and guide you toward a successful outcome.
Visualization Process
The visualization process begins with understanding your intentions. You will share keywords that define how you want to be and feel. For instance, if you’re in a relationship and you’re seeking better communication, healthier habits, or connecting with your partner on a deeper level, then those are the main concepts you will concentrate on.
Begin this journey with the following beliefs:
- You are worth it.
- You are enough.
- You have every right to achieve the growth that you are seeking.
From there, you will be guided into a safe subconscious space, where you are free to see another reality. You may be asked several questions about your state of mind, how you feel, and how you would act.
Here are some visualization questions:
- Can you imagine accomplishing your goal right now?
- How would you act?
- How would you be?
- How would you feel if you completed your accomplishment?
By allowing yourself to ask these questions, you are opening the door and inviting opportunity into your life.
Following self-reflection, you will be guided through your visualization, allowing yourself to see, act, and participate in your dream. This is the perfect time to turn inward and add to the visualization. You can create, feel, and see yourself in other scenarios related to your intentions.
For instance, visualize yourself connecting with your partner, enjoying meals and experiences, and having honest conversations with them. Allow yourself to be specific and curate your scenarios according to what feels right and meaningful for you.
Power of Visualization
Visualization is a powerful practice because it allows you to turn inward and tap into your innermost desires, wants, and intentions. Similar to positive mantras, this is a goal-oriented approach that has you frame and craft your aspirations based on how you prefer to be and feel.
It’s all about reframing and redirecting your thoughts to a more powerful and positive mindset.
After a visualization session, a client’s homework is to practice visualization every day. You may visualize first thing in the morning or before you fall asleep. Take into consideration that there is no strict time for this. Simply do what feels right for you.
When you practice visualization daily, you are actively reminding yourself of what you want in your life.
Continue to ask yourself questions like:
- How do I see success for myself?
- What do I want to accomplish?
- How do I want to be/feel?
Our brains naturally generate negative thoughts and limiting beliefs, so taking time to touch base with yourself and fill your mind with positive thoughts will help directly counteract the negativity. Think of visualization as an act of rewiring your mind.
How Visualization Can Benefit You
Unlike your reality, your imagination is not bound to rules and boundaries. Your imagination is limitless, which is what makes visualization as powerful as it is. When you allow yourself to visualize how you want to be and feel without the weight of negative thoughts, you allow yourself to take what you visualize and put it into action.
Allow your imagination to roam free and continue to remind yourself that you are worth achieving your goals.
Visualization is also great for relieving stress. If you consistently deal with high-pressure situations in the home, work, or school environment, try visualizing yourself calm in these situations. As you visualize yourself as tranquil and peaceful, you will find yourself integrating your feelings with your reality.
Give yourself permission to feel the way you do in your visualizations.
It can be easy to be stuck in a certain perspective, but visualization allows you to perceive your circumstances from different points of view. With the ability to tap into your limitless imagination, you can envision various scenarios and how you would act, feel, and be.
Open your mind to create different scenarios that will help you choose the right course of action for you.
Visualization empowers you to change your habits. If you have toxic habits that you want to let go of, visualize yourself engaging in healthier habits that feel right for you. Practicing this visualization frequently will allow it to sink into your subconscious mind.
Finally, visualization can help you manifest your goals and intentions. This powerful practice works best when you remove limiting beliefs, barriers, and excuses. The change and transformation that you desire begin when you acknowledge that you are worth the change!
Visualization is one of the many methods used in hypnotherapy to guide you to empowerment, clarity, and transformation.
Are you seeking to push past your limiting beliefs and achieve your goals?
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I look forward to guiding you on your transformational journey.
