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Do not be limited by limiting beliefs

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Limiting beliefs are the glass ceiling or invisible cage that prevents us from enjoying freedom and achieving success. The pathetic fact is that most people are held captive by their limiting beliefs all their lives without even knowing it.

The most famous example is a chained elephant. If it is constantly chained during its first years of life and then one day the chain is suddenly taken off, the poor elephant does not notice and remains in its old place, never thinking of moving freely, because it is so used to being chained that the thought of freeing itself never occurs to it.

Another example is children born in big cities in recent years. Every time they go out on the street, they have to wear masks. It is normal for them to wear masks in public. They have never understood that wearing masks is actually quite an unusual practice. And without any intervention, they would put on masks when they go out, and they will probably continue to do so for the rest of their lives.

We humans tend to believe that we live and act in reality. However, the fact is that we do not experience reality directly. In most cases, we experience so-called "reality" through our belief systems, which act like filters that shield people from actual reality. Worse, these false beliefs are so limiting that they prevent people from understanding the truth of life and prevent them from achieving what their heart desires.

For example, if we read tabloid news online every day, we might be misled by the endless negative events in the world and believe that the world is getting worse and worse. As a result, we might lose the motivation and enthusiasm to live a good life. But is the world really getting worse? Certainly not, because people in earlier times never enjoyed as much freedom, security, comfort, prosperity and democracy as people today. Instead of thinking negatively, we should be grateful and energized to be living in today's world, which is the only positive passway to happiness.

How can we judge whether we have limiting beliefs? Any area in your life where you are not getting good results or bad results is an area where a limiting belief is literally at work.

If you are struggling with losing weight, then you must have a limiting belief there that is keeping you from losing weight. If you are poor, then you must have a limiting belief about money that is keeping you from making more money and becoming rich. If you have a miserable relationship with your husband or wife, then there must be a limiting belief about relationships that prevents you from making wise decisions.

How can you identify and combat the limiting beliefs? List the areas you are bad at, analyze each of the limiting beliefs underlying the problem areas, replace them with a new realistic belief, and create a strategic plan to gradually change the limiting beliefs to the right ones. In the long run, you will move into true reality, make progress, and enjoy more success and true freedom. To reach this state, we need to be as open-minded and self-reflective as possible.
不要被限制性信念所禁锢

限制性信念是阻止我们享受自由和获得成功的玻璃天花板或无形的牢笼。可悲的是，大多数人一生都被他们的限制性信念所禁锢，甚至连他们自己都不知道。

最熟悉的例子是一只被锁住的大象。如果它在早年一直被拴着，然后有一天，它身上的链子突然被解开了，这只可怜的大象大概不会意识到自己已是自由之身，它仍然会留在原来的地方，没有任何自由行动的想法，因为它已经习惯了被拴着。

另一个例子是近年来出生在大城市的孩子。每次外出时，他们都要戴上口罩。对他们来说，在公共场合戴口罩是最正常的做法。他们从来没有意识到，戴口罩实际上是一种很不寻常的做法。在没有任何干预的情况下，他们每次出门都会戴上口罩，并将在他们的余生中继续这样做。

我们人类往往觉得自己的确生活在现实世界里。事实是我们并没有直接体验到现实。在大多数情况下，我们是通过我们的信仰系统来体验所谓的 "现实"，这些信仰系统就像过滤器一样将人们与实际的现实相屏蔽。更糟糕的是，这些不正确的信念是如此具有局限性，以至于阻止人们去了解生活的真相，并阻止他们实现内心的梦想。

例如，如果我们每天阅读网上的花边新闻帖子，我们可能会被世界上无休止的负面事件所误导，认为世界正在变得越来越糟糕。因此，我们可能会失去过好日子的动力和热情。然而，世界真的变得越来越糟了吗？绝对不是。过去时代的人们从来没有像今天的人们那样享受过如此多的自由、安全、便利、繁荣和民主。与其沉迷于消极，还不如为生活在今天的世界而感恩和振奋。 后者是导致幸福的唯一正能量。

如何判断我们是否有一些限制性的信念？你生活中的任何一个领域，如果你没有得到好的结果，甚至做得特别糟糕，那么究其根源，定有一个限制性的信念在搞鬼。

如果你总是减不了肥，那么一定有一个限制性信念在那里，使你无法减肥。如果你很穷，那么你一定有一个对金钱的限制性理解，阻止你赚更多的钱，让你无法变得更富有。如果你与丈夫或妻子的关系很糟糕，那么你一定有一个关于夫妻关系的限制性信念，阻碍你做出明智的决定。

如何追踪和解决限制性信念？列出你不擅长的领域，分析问题领域下深埋的每一个限制性信念，用一个新的、更加符合现实的信念取代它，制定一个战略计划，将限制性信念一点一点，但持之以恒地转换成正确的信念。从长远来看，你将在真正的现实中运作，取得进步，享受更多的成就和真正的自由。 为了达到这种状态，我们需要尽可能地开放思想和自我反省。

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