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: My success depends more on improving my weaknesses than
leveraging my strengths.

Self-limiting beliefs about being valued
and recognition

: I don’t deserve praise . . . I’m just doing my job.
: Praise is counterproductive—it just goes to people’s heads.
: If I don’t hear from my manager, it means I’m doing a good
job.
: I’m not paid what I’m worth.
: No one cares about my ideas.
: People in lower-level jobs or support roles are a lot less valuable.
: New hires have to earn respect.

Self-limiting beliefs about personal well-being

: I must work as many hours as possible, even if it means sac-
rificing my health and time with my family.
: I cannot delegate for fear that the work won’t be done right.
: “All work and no play” makes me more valuable to my
employer.
: I can’t afford to take vacation time.
: To keep up, I have to take work home every night.
: If I don’t work when I’m sick, my work won’t get done.

Other self-limiting beliefs

: Life should be fair.
: Change scares me and I must resist it.
: My employer will take care of me.
: I can expect long-term employment with my current employer.

You may have other self-limiting beliefs to add based on your own
work experience. Our point in showing these is to bring to the surface