Master Your Mindset: Uncover Your Limiting Beliefs - by Anisha Maheshwari

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Master Your Mindset: Uncover Your Limiting Beliefs

With Anisha Maheshwari

Why do you keep thinking, feeling, or reacting in the same ways, even when you consciously want to respond differently? Sometimes, changing a thought requires us to look deeper than the thought itself. This 16-lesson course will help you understand and uncover limiting and core beliefs that may be influencing recurring thoughts, emotions, behaviours, and patterns in your life. What you'll learn Understand the three levels of cognition: automatic thoughts, intermediate beliefs & core beliefs. Explore how beliefs can shape interpretation, attention, memory, and expectations. Learn practical techniques for uncovering deeper beliefs. Explore where some beliefs may have developed and how past experiences can influence them. Identify which beliefs may be most important to work on. What you'll get 16 practical lessons Guided reflection and self-discovery exercises Theme identification Downward spiral technique Goal roadblock exercise Word association technique Practical guidance for exploring the origins of beliefs Who is this for? Perfect for anyone struggling with: Limiting beliefs & negative self-beliefs Identity shift Low self-esteem & self-doubt Perfectionism & fear of failure People-pleasing & fear of rejection Recurring negative thought patterns Feeling stuck in repetitive emotional or behavioural patterns Anyone interested in CBT, core beliefs & personal growth When can you use these tools? Use them when you notice a recurring thought, emotional reaction, or life pattern and want to understand what might be underneath it, rather than simply trying to change the thought itself. This course is for educational and self-help purposes and is not a substitute for professional mental health treatment. NOTE: This course is Part 1 of Master your Mindset, Part 2 including ways to change these beliefs will be published later so that you get appropriate time to identify most of your Limiting beliefs in various areas of your life by practicing the technique mentioned in this course. Music Credit: The Inner Calling by Music of Wisdom Video: By Bay Kadir Oguzhan via Pexels

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Meet your Teacher

Anisha Maheshwari
Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India

Anisha is a psychologist, life coach, and mindfulness meditation teacher based in India. She holds a B.A. (Hons.) in Applied Psychology and an M.A. in Psychology, with additional training in CBT and other evidence-informed therapeutic approaches. Her work focuses on helping people understand the deeper patterns that influence their thoughts, emotions, and behaviour. Through her courses, she combines psychological concepts with practical exercises, guided reflection, and compassionate self-exploration to make psychological tools easier to understand and apply in everyday life.

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16 Days

556 students

4.8 stars

15 min / day

Anxiety

English

Lesson 1

The ABCDEs: Decoding Your Beliefs

In this lesson, through a rollercoaster analogy, we understand the ABCDEs of our mental world i.e. how events (A) trigger beliefs (B), affecting our emotions and actions (C). We also get a glimpse of the basic philosophy of CBT. Overall this lesson explains the different terminology of the therapeutic approaches along with how these components interact with each other.

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Lesson 2

How Beliefs Affects Us: The 4-Step Cycle Part 1

Our brains, though remarkable, often don't show us the world as it is. In this lesson, we will cover how our brains use shortcut, like an energy-efficient supercomputer to process information quickly, but these shortcuts can lead to biases. These biases can creep in at four stages. We will be covering the 1st stage in this lesson which is Attentional bias. This bias influence what we focus on, hence strengthening our limiting beliefs while disregarding contradictory evidence.

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Lesson 3

How Beliefs Affects Us: The 4-Step Cycle Part 2

In this lesson, we will cover the other biases. We will explore how memory encoding and retrieval biases maintain our limiting beliefs as Memory encoding bias involves storing only belief-aligned information and Memory retrieval bias involves recalling only beliefs-linked memories. Finally, we unveil the self-fulfilling prophecy, illuminating how our beliefs influence our actions and outcomes, hence turning beliefs into reality. Understanding this cycle empowers us to interrupt automatic thought processes and take control of our responses.

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Lesson 4

The Mental Tree: Understanding Automatic Thoughts

In this lesson, we explore cognition's three levels using a tree metaphor: branches for automatic thoughts, trunk for rules, and roots for core beliefs. We will explore the very 1st level in the lesson which is Automatic thought. Automatic thoughts are like thought bubbles that seem to pop up in our head in any given situation. By recognizing these thoughts, we shed light on hidden mental processes, paving the way for profound self-understanding.

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Lesson 5

The Mental Tree: Understanding Intermediate Beliefs

As we explore the layers of cognition in our minds, in this lesson we move one step further from automatic thoughts to intermediate beliefs. Intermediate Beliefs are life guidelines, shaped by experiences. They are categorized into rules, attitudes, and assumptions. Through guided visualization, we will understand & challenge these beliefs in this lesson. We will also reflect on coping strategies that stem from these beliefs, paving the way for transformation.

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Lesson 6

The Mental Tree: Understanding Core Beliefs

In this lesson, we will learn that Core beliefs are the fundamental ideas you have about yourself, others, and the world. They're like directors of your mental show, influencing your thoughts, emotions, and actions. These beliefs often form in childhood and become deeply ingrained. They're the roots of your mental tree, tough to change because they shape your entire worldview.

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Lesson 7

Identify Your Healthy Beliefs

In this lesson, we explore the first of two types of beliefs: Healthy and Unhealthy. Healthy beliefs help us navigate life's challenges and aren't solely about positivity. According to CBT, we hold healthy beliefs about ourselves, other people and the world. Healthy beliefs about ourselves involve Effectiveness, Lovability, & Worthiness.

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Lesson 8

Types Of Unhealthy Beliefs

This lesson guides you through a checklist of common limiting beliefs that can affect various aspects of life. By considering these statements in different life contexts, you can identify if any resonate with you. Unhealthy beliefs are rigid and hinder our goals. Unhealthy beliefs often involve Helplessness, Un-lovability, and Worthlessness. Identifying the category helps in pinpointing triggers for persistent core beliefs and increasing awareness of when these beliefs become active.

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Lesson 9

Practical Tips: How To Use Upcoming Techniques

In this lesson, we revisit the ABCDEs equation, emphasizing the importance of beliefs in shaping our emotional reactions. The steps to work on beliefs involve identifying the Activating Event (A), emotional response (C), and then the underlying Beliefs (B). Recognizing that beliefs often remain hidden beneath emotions and behaviors, we explore the significance of labeling them as beliefs rather than accepting them as facts. I have provided instructions about how to go through the various upcoming strategies to identify limiting beliefs, along with a reminder to see your triggers as opportunities to uncover and understand these beliefs.

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Lesson 10

Technique 1: Do You See A Theme ?

In this lesson, you will be guided to recognize recurring thought patterns and use emotions as clues to uncover your beliefs. By combining journaling and imagination, they explore upsetting situations and your associated negative thoughts. This process helps you identify common themes and beliefs that underlie your thoughts.

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Lesson 11

Technique 2: Going Down The Spiral

The Downward spiral technique is a powerful method for uncovering core beliefs. Through a series of probing questions, you peel back layers of thought to reveal the essence of your beliefs. The questions dig into the meaning of your thoughts, helping you understand and identify deeply held core beliefs that influence your emotions and behaviors.

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Lesson 12

Technique 3: Roadblocks To Your Goals

This lesson explores the concept of how limiting beliefs that create boundaries in your life. It delves into how these beliefs hinder progress toward desired goals. Participants are encouraged to identify these beliefs by paying attention to inner doubts and fears associated with their goals. The lesson emphasizes uncovering both the downsides and upsides to achieving or not achieving these goals.

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Lesson 13

Technique 4: Word Associations

In this lesson, we explore the concept of word association and how our brains naturally connect words and ideas based on our experiences and memories. Through a word association game, individuals uncover limiting beliefs by jotting down immediate associations with specific words. This exercise helps reveal underlying beliefs that may be influencing their lives.

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Lesson 14

The Origins Of Limiting Beliefs: Unveiling The 'Who' Behind Them

In this lesson, we explore the origins of our beliefs and how they're often shaped by the influence of others, particularly during childhood and early adulthood. By reflecting on significant people in our lives and their impact on our beliefs, we can gain awareness of these limiting beliefs. This exercise is not about assigning blame but understanding the source and taking responsibility for reshaping our beliefs and lives for the better.

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Lesson 15

The Origins Of Limiting Beliefs: A Journey Through Your Life Events

In this lesson, We explore how early events and past experiences shape core beliefs, emphasizing that interpretations of these experiences matter. Participants engage in a guided visualization exercise to trace back to the initial moments when these beliefs took root, providing insights into their development without assigning blame.

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Lesson 16

Finalising Your List Of Limiting Beliefs For Transformation

The lesson provides a set of questions to help you determine if a belief is worth addressing, considering factors like emotional impact, belief strength, and alignment with various life areas. This prepares you for Part 2 of the course, where you will work on challenging and replacing these limiting beliefs.

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Recent Reviews

Philippa

September 5, 2024

This is a deeply insightful and important course in helping to uncover and work on deeply held beliefs that can affect us in the present. I really enjoyed doing the course even though I found some parts tricky but that's what happens when you do deep work. However I was given tried and tested techniques to diffuse these moments. I am very grateful for this course. Thank you so much 🙏🪷💖

Arpit

June 30, 2024

Hi Anisha, Yipee, I finally made it to the end!! Yet, I believe the job has just begun. I must say this course has relatively few modules in which I had to do word to word journaling ( the prominent ones being types of REBT and CBT beliefs, eg catostrophizimg, lovingless ) ; top 4 theory sessions and last 4 tactics where ones when I made few short notes to make things simpler. The most no. of notes that I took was in your earlier course in Transforming thoughts by identifying in categories such as Should s, overgeneralization, or emotional reasoning. I literally had to write symptoms and remedies for each bias in that course, and thankfully this course had really fewer notes to write down. But what this course does more is reflection and observation on what seems so obvious to us from so long. Both courses are unique in their own terms and serve very insightful purposes. Not sure if any one can relate to a person in a movie who transforms himself at the end from what he was at start, but that is best example I can think of as one shall learn to apply these tactics on identifying beliefs. I am huge fan of compassion and sincerely feel without being kind to ourselves and others, this transformation is difficult. With a wish that all of us have awareness to see beneath ourselves and wisdom and courage to change and heal those wounded parts to find better version of ourselves at the end. Remember a new avatar awaits at the other end and may we all succeed to find one. Amen and wishing one and all the very best. Regards, Arpit.

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