I DIDN’T MAKE “THE CUT”!

Here’s My Story: 

I DIDN’T MAKE “THE CUT”! 

Chyle, lemme tell you a story, it all started waaaay back in my Crissy and Barbie doll era. As a kid, I always had a great imagination. Not necessarily by choice, seeing I spent a lot of time just me and my babies (as I so affectionately called them)! I was always interested in trying various hairstyles, even creating some of my own. As I grew older and the styles that called for bows, ribbons and clips began to become boring, I wanted to venture into styles with a more creative teen flair. After looking in magazines, I got a pair of scissors and with eager enthusiasm I gave my best 10-year-old guess on how to accomplish my goal. 

Needless to say, my babies began to look like rag dolls after my “signature lawnmower look”. Over and over and over again, I tried my best to course correct and as a result, my dolls sported a “botched buzz chic cut”. They were ready for the garbage and as for me – well “The Hairdresser Hall of Shame”! I felt defeated and utterly perplexed. What went wrong!!! 

The love of styling hair remained close to my heart, so in my late 20’s I decided to go to Cosmetology school. I was accepted into one of the best schools at that time. I was so excited but memories of those early “failed” attempts (in my jaded opinion) were still etched in my mind. The fear of inadequacy and failure were tenaciously competing to annihilate my confidence to ultimately destroy my hopes and dreams of successfully learning the proper way to cut hair. Although, I was in the top school to accomplish this feat, my self-talk kept ruminating my childhood Limiting Belief that learning to cut hair was sooooooo DIFFICULT!

I listened intently as my instructor spoke and demonstrated lesson after lesson. In a panic, I realized that I couldn’t hear or understand anything they were saying or doing because the narrative that I held on to for so long had blinded and deafened the eyes and ears of my understanding. All I could hear and see during those times was wah, wah wah, wah,wah! My instructor’s words weregreatly distorted by my own deeply rooted belief system. I developed and held tightly to a Mindset of defeat from childhood that convinced me that this feat would be so difficult for me to comprehend and so it was! My beliefs created my reality! 

If you believe you can or if you believe you can’t – EITHER WAY YOU’RE RIGHT!  

MINDSET MAKEOVER THOUGHT: We live the life of whom WE BELIEVE we are! 

Once you accept that identity (the person you believe you are) your brain will be wired to keep you there, even if that place is not your desired goal. It is where you “settle”! It becomes your point of ‘RESOLVE”! 

QUESTION: What have you BELIEVED about yourself that caused you to “settle” for less than your desired goal? 

My LIMITING BELIEF: I convinced myself (from a girl to young adult) that learning to cut hair is VERY difficult. 

Love Karen, 

Your Mindset Makeover Guru 

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