I Just Got New Braces…and Overcame A Limiting Belief

By Chris Fernandez   |  Comments 0

(Read/Watch Time: 8 Minutes)

I have something interesting, or rather gross — it all depends on how you look at it I guess — that I went through late last week.

I got braces…and had a front tooth removed.

And at the same time, I overcame a limiting belief in my mind about what that meant for me as a businessman, personal trainer, fitness business owner, and Internet marketer…

I mean, what would people think?

How would I talk?

How would my braces look?

All sorts of stuff was going through my mind, and none of it was EMPOWERING or REASSURING…

Rather it was all negative and counterproductive…

Well, I wanted to share a video with you about my journey on this little trip that I took through my own head, limiting beliefs, and how I eventually turned what could have been a very bad limiting belief and thought into action, power, and something very positive and that now I am extremely happy about.

I will warn you, there’s a really gross part in the video, but it’s rather short, and the rest is really fun.

Here you go:

So the next time you are looking at something in your life or fitness business — whether you are feeling intimidated because you’ve never run a boot camp before, or trained a client with a particular injury, or are nervous about going off  and starting a personal training business on your own — or something else in your mind focuses on the negative and stops you from doing what you know you have to do, remember that no matter what it is, all you have to do is reframe it and look at all the good that will come from that particular action or changing that negative thought into a more powerful and enlightening one.

I wasn’t too excited about getting my front tooth taken out and having a large gap in between my teeth, or my mouth being filled with wires for the next 2 years, but I turned it into some fun (sorry for the gross part in the video!) and can’t wait to show off my new mouth!

February 28, 2010