Are you hostage to a belief?

Is there something you dream of doing but don’t believe you can? What if you could free yourself from being hostage to that belief?

I’m not sure exactly when I started daydreaming about working 1:1 with people, but I’d guess it was about two decades ago. At the time, I was a concert pianist with a demanding schedule, practicing 6 plus hours a day and always hustling for the next concert. I was well-established in music; yet in my alternate fantasy life I imagined talking with people and helping them feel better in their own lives. I read self-help books in secret, and early-morning journaling was my favorite part of the day (along with a good run, of course).

If you’d asked me then, ‘why don’t you become a practitioner?’ I would have told you that it was too late. I had already invested too much in my life as a musician to make a change…I just couldn’t see how it could happen. Years later, however, I had to make that change. It felt like a matter of life or death. You could say the future coach ‘me’ wouldn’t give up that dream, and made sure that musician ‘me’ felt the sting. Back then, I never would have thought a day would come when early mornings would find me on mountain trails and my days would be spent helping people just like I was imagining. But here I am.

As a change worker, I talk with a lot of people who have their own dream, but they feel it’s too big, or it’s too late, or they just don’t think they can make it happen. I understand where they are coming from. We live in a culture that pushes us to choose one thing and stick with it. We’re encouraged to stay with the company, qualify for the pension, get really good at something and develop a reputation, commit to a passion and remain loyal to it forever. For people who truly love doing one thing, it works great.

But if you are stirred by the winds of change, moving forward may require you to overcome a limiting belief. My limiting belief was that I could only choose one thing in life. Looking back now, it seems naive and a bit silly, but I bought into it. It wasn’t until my life became uncomfortable enough that I knew I needed to change.

Fortunately, you don’t have to wait as long as I did. If something new is calling you - something that you can’t stop thinking about - notice where you might be telling yourself ‘I can’t.’ Because believing you can’t may be holding you hostage to a life that feels stale and in need of change. And most likely, it’s not true. Believing that you can may take some time, but it’s worth it. When you follow the energetic pull of your heart’s calling, entire worlds open up. Following your truth gives you energy.

You can free yourself from being hostage to a limiting belief. You have the freedom to be yourself.

Let’s turn your ‘I can’t’ into an ‘I can’! Click this link and we’ll talk about that thing you’re dreaming up. May your week be filled with self-love and rich insights. With love, Amy ♡♡♡