Coaching Questions - Working with Limiting Beliefs

A list of questions useful for analyzing and dealing with limiting beliefs.

• What is holding you back?
• Are you not giving too much weight to this thought?
• Is this an unrealistic expectation?
• Why is this thought complete nonsense?
• Are you standing in your way? How are you doing with this?
• Where did this doubt come from?
• What does this doubt look like?
• Where did this belief come from?
• Who gave you this belief?
• How is this belief holding you back?
• What have you tried to overcome this belief?
• How much is this belief costing you?
• Does this belief have a positive impact?
• Are you not being too hard on yourself?
• Write down the reasons why you are being too hard on yourself.
• What are you avoiding?
• By avoiding it, how does it affect you? Your life? Your work?
• What is getting in your way?
• How much more effective would you be if you let go of a limiting belief?
• How much better would your life be if you let go of your limiting beliefs?
• Why do you think these thoughts get in the way?
• If you could name these thoughts, what would they be and why?
• What do you think these thoughts are protecting you from?
• What new thoughts and beliefs could replace the old ones?
• What beliefs would be better for you and why?
• What evidence do you have to support these new beliefs?
• What emotions do you prefer to avoid and why?
• What do you believe in that holds you back?
• If you weren’t afraid, what would you do?
• What would someone have to say to you to really hurt your feelings?

Source: study based on: MTD Training (https://www.mtdtraining.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/400-Coaching-Questions.pdf)