Limiting beliefs don’t have to control you. They don’t have to impact your life and limit your opportunities. You don’t have to accept them and the limits they put on your life. The negative consequences they inflict on you aren’t inevitable; they can be mitigated and even reversed.

It’s not your fault you have limiting beliefs. Everyone has them, remember. They develop during childhood. No one reaches adulthood without having some limiting beliefs. What you do now that you know about limiting beliefs and the effects they have on your life is your responsibility, however; if you don’t want to accept them, don’t.

Do you want to fix your life? Do you want to get “unstuck” and achieve success? Do you want to make your dreams come true? Then you need to fix your limiting beliefs. You need to overcome them in order to move on and get where you want to be in life. If you don’t, you will be stuck until you decide to make the change.

Some people are lucky and get over their limiting beliefs without even realizing what they are. But for most of us, it requires work and dedication.

The first step is identifying your limiting beliefs. Write them down. Take another sheet of paper and rewrite each one as a new, empowering belief. Turn these new beliefs into mantras. Repeat these mantras every day, several times a day. Go from “I can’t” to “I can.”

Take action as if the new beliefs are true. Put them to work. This will scare you. You’ll probably fail at it the first time. That’s okay; it happens to everyone. Sometimes more than once. The most important thing is that you don’t give up! Forgive yourself for the setback, figure out why it happened, and try again.

Gradually, your limiting beliefs will come to be less and less a part of your life. They will slowly be replaced by the new beliefs, which will become true. The old beliefs might occasionally rear their ugly heads, but you’ll know how to deal with them. This will naturally lead you closer to being your best self and living the life you want to lead.

You don’t have to put up with your limiting beliefs. They don’t have to become a permanent part of your life. You can overcome them. You just have to have the will and the determination.

Fix your limiting beliefs, and you’ll fix your life.