Trish RockImagine you’re at a point where you’ve done deep inner work, cleared out emotional clutter, and set your intentions on a new path. Yet, just as you feel ready to step forward, you hit another roadblock or self-sabotage pattern.
This has been me many times over the past decade or more and it has popped up in several areas of my life: career, relationships, health, finances.
Why does the same pattern keep emerging and blocking the freedom we are after?
If you find yourself in this cycle, old beliefs may be shaping your reality. These beliefs are often deeply rooted, formed early in life and, over time, left unquestioned. They may influence your thoughts, actions, and reactions so subtly that, even with personal growth, they continue to impact your life.
Here are three ways old beliefs might be running your life and, importantly, how you can begin to change them.
1. Recognize Your Triggers
Triggers are often your mind’s way of pointing to unresolved beliefs. If someone’s words or actions consistently evoke a strong reaction, they may be bumping up against an old belief. Instead of letting triggers lead to reactive behaviours, consider using them as signposts.
When something triggers you, pause and breathe deeply to bring yourself into a calm space. Reflect by asking yourself, “Why did this make me feel this way?” or “What past experiences or beliefs might be causing this reaction?” For example, if you feel triggered by a lack of appreciation at work, perhaps you have an old belief that your worth depends on external validation. Identifying these connections can help you understand whether that belief still serves you today.
2. Notice Repeated Patterns in Your Life
If certain scenarios keep happening repeatedly, they could be more than coincidence. Often, repeated situations—such as failed relationships or financial instability—are signs of old beliefs surfacing and steering your actions in ways you may not be fully aware of. These patterns may come from beliefs like “I’m unworthy of love” or “I’ll never have enough money.”
Start by looking for patterns in the areas of life where you feel most stuck. Reflect on what beliefs might be fuelling these cycles. Ask yourself, “What belief would someone have to hold to keep experiencing this outcome?” By shining a light on these recurring themes, you gain insight into the underlying beliefs and can start to rewrite them.
3. Shift Your Self-Talk
The way you talk to yourself can either reinforce old beliefs or help transform them, and therefore give you more of the same or allow you to create a different reality and future. If you’re carrying a belief that you’re “not good enough,” your inner dialogue might often be critical or self-limiting, holding you back from opportunities that could lead to growth.
To shift this, I have discovered a deeper way, and not only encourage more positive self-talk, but I take my clients and help them experience the reality where what they desire already is. The talk, thoughts and behaviours are then from this place, this memory, and the possibility of the reality change is more of a certainty than a dream.
This has been powerful in my life and in the lives of my clients to truly shift into a life they love.
If you are ready to shift old beliefs in your life, my powerful 5 steps in The PEACE Process will take you on a journey to empowerment, peace and joy, consciously creating a life you love.
And if you are in this space of trying to clear old blocks but you find yourself sabotaging every step forward, lets hop on a call and see where that is coming from. BOOK A CALL
Blessings xo
Trish
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