Your Limiting Beliefs Are Bullsh*t (And Here’s Why)
- Line Heggelund
- Feb 3
- 3 min read
Updated: Feb 6
You know that voice in your head? The one that whispers, “You can’t do this.”Or maybe it’s more creative:
❌ “You’re too old to start over.”
❌ “You don’t have what it takes.”
❌ “People will judge you.”
❌ “What if you fail?”
That voice? It’s full of crap.
It’s not wisdom. It’s not logic. It’s just a tiny, annoying gremlin in your brain whose only job is to keep you from doing cool sh*t.
And for years, it’s been running the show.
Why Limiting Beliefs Are Straight-Up Lies
Let’s break this down.
🧠 Your brain loves predictability. It sees change as a threat, so it will make up any excuse to keep you from stepping outside your comfort zone.
💡 These "beliefs" aren’t facts—they’re just thoughts you’ve repeated so many times, they feel real.
Think about it. You weren’t born believing:
👉 “I can’t make money doing what I love.”
👉 “I should just be grateful and not ask for more.”
👉 “I’m too old to reinvent myself.”
Somewhere along the way, someone planted that idea in your head—society, parents, an ex, a crappy boss, or just years of seeing other people settle.
But just because you’ve believed something for a long time doesn’t make it true.
The Most Common Limiting Beliefs (and Why They’re Dumb)
❌ “I’m too old to start over.”
Really? Because last time I checked:
Vera Wang designed her first dress at 40.
Stan Lee created his first comic at 39.
Julia Child was 50 when she became a chef.
A woman in her 80s just started a TikTok account and has more followers than me.
You’re not too old. You’re just scared. And that’s fixable.
❌ “What if I fail?”
Here’s a better question: What if you don’t?
What if you actually succeed? What if this thing you’re scared to try changes your entire life?
Also, failure is not the opposite of success—it’s the process of success. Nobody just wakes up being good at something. You suck at first, then you get better. That’s literally how life works.
❌ “People will judge me.”
Yep. They will.
People will judge you if you stay the same.
People will judge you if you change.
People will judge you if you succeed.
People will judge you if you fail.
So if you’re going to be judged either way… you might as well do whatever the hell you want.
❌ “I don’t have time.”
Let me guess:
You have time to scroll Instagram for an hour.
You have time to binge-watch Love Is Blind.
You have time to overthink everything and talk yourself out of your dreams.
You don’t have a time problem. You have a priorities problem.
How to Kill Limiting Beliefs (Before They Kill Your Dreams)
1️⃣ Call Out the Bullsh*t – Next time you hear yourself thinking “I can’t do this,” stop and ask: Is that actually true, or just a fear I’ve been conditioned to believe?
2️⃣ Flip the Script – Take that thought and rewrite it:
“I’m too old” → “I have decades of experience that make me unstoppable.”
“What if I fail?” → “Failure is just proof I’m trying.”
“People will judge me” → “Their opinion isn’t paying my bills.”
3️⃣ Do the Damn Thing Anyway – Action is the fastest way to shut your brain up. You’ll realize that once you start, you stop overthinking.
Final Thought: Stop Letting a Lie Run Your Life
If you take nothing else from this, remember:
🚀 Your limiting beliefs aren’t real.🚀 They are just old stories that you keep telling yourself.🚀 And you have the power to rewrite the damn script.
So… are you going to keep believing the lies, or are you going to start proving them wrong?
"Still figuring it out,
sharing what works."
XO, Line
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