Many, many people have little to no difficulty identifying self-limiting beliefs that stand in the way of their success. Those that are related to school will likely be easy to recall and may include such things as “I’m not a good writer,” or “I’ll never be any good at math.” Try making a list of your own self-limiting beliefs and then using the protocol below to knock them out of your way.
Step I: Identify, in the form of an “I” statement, the self-limiting belief you would like to clear. For this example, we’ll use the belief “I’ll never be any good at math.”
Step II: Say out loud the statement, “I’ll never be any good at math,” and then, on a scale of 1-10 with 10 being the most true and 1 being the least, rate the truth of the statement to you at this moment. Write down the number that comes to mind.
Step III: While tapping on the karate chop point, repeat the following setup statement three times:
Even though I believe I will never be any good at math, I deeply and completely accept myself.
Step IV: Now tap through the remaining eight points on your face and body while repeating the reminder phrase, this belief about my math ability. Tap each point seven times or the number of times it takes you to completely say the reminder phrase.
When you have finished tapping through all the points, take a deep breath and focus your attention on the belief. Once again, rate the truth of the belief to your mind. If the truth rating is higher than a three, do another round of tapping for this remaining belief about my ability to do math. Continue tapping until you have reduced the truth of the statement to a 2 or lower.
As before, pay attention in the moments after you complete a round of tapping to any emotions, memories, of self-limiting beliefs that arise. Try to tap for everything that comes up. Use your journal if you are finding you have a long list of things to tap and know that you can tap for the things on your list now, or at a time that is more comfortable for you.