Labels = Limits

When you label yourself, you limit yourself. 

We all have labels for ourselves. And many of these labels keep us from living the lives we want to live.

A good way to discover what your labels is to just fill in the blank after the words I AM _____.  Try to list as many I AM statements as possible. 

Beyond the surface labels of occupation, gender, relationships etc. you will eventually discover the limiting labels you believe to be true.

We learned our limiting labels in childhood. Most of us know our role in our family of origin- we were called the funny one, the smart one, the responsible one, the rebellious one. Even in the most loving and well intentioned of families we still played out our roles. 

We learn these roles early in our lives and we carry these labels into our adulthood and they become our reality. For example, A child who struggled with math and then was labeled as not good with numbers becomes an adult who is financially irresponsible.  

We hang on to these labels to explain self defeating behaviors in our lives. “I will never lose weight because I am undisciplined. I am in debt because I am irresponsible. I am lonely because I am unloveable.”

But here’s the GOOD NEWS- Our labels only limit us if we continue to believe they are true. 

You are not undisciplined, irresponsible or unloveable. Those are just labels put on you by others that you chose to believe. You believed them to be true and you made choices to reaffirm your beliefs. 

And you can make new choices.   

Once we decide to stop believing our labels then they no longer have power over us. 

And when we let go of our labels we open up new possibilities and opportunities in our lives. 

So do the work to discover and transcend your limiting labels. 

Journal your I AM statements to dig deeper into what you believe to be true about yourself.

When you overcome your Labels you overcome your Limits.

You can choose a whole new I AM___________