4 Steps to Eliminating Your Limiting Beliefs

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Ann Rea: (00:01)
Hello everyone! Welcome to the Making Art Making Money™ School of Business Five-Day Workshop.

Ann Rea: (00:09)
Give me one second, please. I’m going to actually go ahead and broadcast this in our Facebook group. Now’s the time if you have questions about selling your art, or if you have any questions about some of the things that you learned yesterday. Now is the time to ask questions. You early birds get a bonus, and we will happily answer your questions. So take advantage of this.

Ann Rea: (00:39)
So some of you hit a technical glitch yesterday so sorry about that. That sucked but I’m glad. Hopefully, those of you who missed yesterday, won’t worry about it. There’s a replay available. So watch that replay and let’s get started. 

Ann Rea: (01:01)
Jina, Joie. Jina, Joie. Joie, take– Alrighty. There she is, everyone. This is Jina. Jina is helping out. She is a former student and also a coach in Making Art Making Money.™ She’s in our Facebook group and she can help you a lot, and if you’re smart, you’ll take her help because she’s been where you are right now. She knows what it’s like.

Ann Rea: (01:43)
So yesterday we covered the 50 F-ed up ways to try to sell your art that will crush your confidence and that will cost you money and will actually prevent you from being successful. All those 50 things today, we’re going to, you know, we recognize we’ve all done those 50 things, maybe not all 50, but many of them. So today we have to acknowledge that when you do those things, it hurts your confidence and it makes you wonder if it’s even possible to take your art sales to the next level. So what it does is it creates and sets up a lot of self-limiting beliefs.

Ann Rea: (02:23)
Today we’re going to get into how to identify those self-limiting beliefs and how to dismantle them so that they don’t have so much power and charge over your thinking. So Jina, would you be willing to share what kind of self-limiting beliefs you had before you joined the program? Maybe your top three and then what they, what they are now?

Jina Kim: (02:52)
Top three. The number one was I would never, I would never get there wherever I want to be. I’ll never get there. That was my number one. I will never get there. I don’t know why, but I just knew that I would never get there. 

Ann Rea: (03:11)
So you believe that you would never get there, but at the same time you didn’t completely give up? 

Jina Kim: (03:16)
No, I guess because I wanted to. My desire was there, but in my mind, I couldn’t picture myself there like where I am right now. I couldn’t picture at the time, but I knew that my desire was there, but I just couldn’t figure out I guess how, like, how and when is going to happen.

Ann Rea: (03:39)
Right? I think this is really common and there’s this, this is the one thing I would say is if you want something really badly, there’s a reason why you want it. This is because it’s possible for you to have it more than likely, as long as of course, you get out of your own way. I don’t believe that you need to have a 100% faith that you can get what you want. Like, I don’t believe that you can, you don’t actually have to be able to see a 100%. It’s manifesting. I think you just need to have a little bit of belief and then take one step after the other and get help. Don’t try to figure it out by yourself, because if you’re in a state of mind where you don’t believe it’s possible, you need other people around you who can say it’s possible, you’re fine. It’s possible.

Jina Kim: (04:34)
I guess, also I had a tremendous amount of guilt of desiring it.

Ann Rea: (04:40)
Oh! Wow. Okay.

Jina Kim: (04:41)
Becoming an artist, like who is successful? I don’t know why I had the guilt, but I realized that after, like, after years of work and being in Making Art Making Money School™, I now I realize that we all have desires because they are, we are supposed to have them, right? Like, we wouldn’t have a desire. Some people have a desire to help people. Some people have desire to be a mom, and there is a reason why you have desires of those. 

Ann Rea: (05:10)
Right. Why do you think you felt guilty? Do you think now that you–

Jina Kim: (05:15)
I guess I just felt like it’s not, it’s not realistic to want to be an artist. So I should feel guilty about wanting to be an artist. 

Ann Rea: (05:28)
Right. And you should be an airline stewardess or something like Korean Airlines. 

Jina Kim: (05:35)
Yes, just like women cannot be business owners.

Ann Rea: (05:40)
Right. Yes. Alright. So you guys are relating to any of this. Does this like, okay, so number one, you just couldn’t picture yourself. Number two, you felt guilt. So you obviously can picture yourself now and more.

Jina Kim: (05:59)
Yes. 

Ann Rea: (05:59)
And more. Now, how guilty do you feel about selling your art now?

Jina Kim: (06:05)
For now?

Ann Rea: (06:06)
Yes.

Jina Kim: (06:07)
For now? There’s no guilt involved. I feel guilty if I don’t do anything about my business. Like, if I don’t go out and find people, connect with people in the best way possible. I feel guilty because they could have had really good conversation with me and have the benefit of getting, I guess, helped in some ways by me and have this authentic connection that they never had in their life but they will miss the opportunities because I’m not going out there.

Ann Rea: (06:41)
Right? Do you guys hear this? Who here feels guilty? You might as well admit it. Type it in the chat. Let yourself be free by telling the truth, because the truth will set you free. So, alright. So guilty and not being able to picture. Now, you don’t have a problem with that, and you don’t feel guilty ’cause you know, you’re serving a greater mission. And we’re actually going to review Jina’s mission on Thursday and you’ll see why she doesn’t feel an ounce of damn guilt and should never, ever feel any damn guilt. And neither should any of you, by the way. But if you do admit it, and we’ll deal with it. “Why feeling guilty selling our our art?” Some people do, Christine. That’s the point. If you don’t, great!

Jina Kim: (07:27)
Some people feel guilty about being an artist itself. Like, because they hear their family say like, “You’re not going to make money.” Or like some people say “Oh!” like “You’re being idealistic too.”

Ann Rea: (07:40)
Right 

Jina Kim: (07:41)
You’re not being realistic to want to become an artist. I guess. 

Ann Rea: (07:44)
Right. And the point of this today’s lesson about limiting beliefs is they’re all different for everybody. You all have them because if you’re human, you have limiting beliefs, myself included. We all have them. The point is to create an awareness around them and then resolve them. But they’re going to be different for every single person. So what’s the third thing that let– like you think was one of your biggest limiting beliefs before Making Art Making Money?

Jina Kim: (08:17)
Because I started my business in Wyoming, what I believed was it was going to be hard here because of the location. It’s going to be hard to find broad collectors, which was not true actually. But at that time, that’s what I thought.

Ann Rea: (08:40)
Right. So that’s a really big one. It’s like I’m not– artists believe all. I’m not in the ideal physical location, so I can’t possibly sell my art. But I will tell you that many of my students during the pandemic lockdown, where they didn’t have the opportunity to have physical contact or be in the same physical space, freaking crushed it. You don’t need it. That’s why we have online, we have social media, and that’s why it’s a huge, huge advantage. So, Allison says, “I totally get the guilt. I feel that too as I try to transition out of being a healthcare provider.” All right, Allison, so that’s fantastic! Cheers to Allison for actually admitting it. And so, I mean, really, Allison, that’s a big deal. Just you showing up here and typing in the chat and showing up for yourself, that means a lot. That means you’re going to go further than those who are sitting there passively afraid to make a peep. All right, we’re here to help you. So now’s the time to chime in and do these exercises. Follow along in the chat. Ask for help. Get into that Facebook group. Ask Jina for some resources that she has that are very valuable.

Ann Rea: (10:04)
One thing I highly recommend that you do is if you have any doubt, or if you have guilt, or if you have whatever, ask Jina to share a recording of her story of how she went from feeling this way to where she is now. I think you’ll find it very inspiring, and you’ll recognize you’re not alone in any of this. You’re not alone. This is not something that you are the only one who has guilt, who has doubt, who has whatever, has a family who doesn’t want to hear anything more about you selling your art. You’re not the only one. It’s really common, and that’s what we deal with. So if you could go back in time, Jina, to the version of you that felt this way, what would you, what piece of advice would you give her?

Jina Kim: (08:17)
“Just because you can’t see that doesn’t mean that it’s not going to happen.” That’s what I want to say. Because like, still, all the things that happened right now, I didn’t see that at all back then. Like, I didn’t think that that was even possible to me, but it all happened. So just because I could not see it, as long as I do the right work and going towards the right direction, it’s going to happen. But just because I can’t see it, that doesn’t mean it it’s not going to happen just like the air. Just because we can’t see it, that doesn’t mean that it doesn’t exist.

Ann Rea: (11:37)
Right. And the thing is, I could see it and I could see it for Jina. And I could also see that Jina was a hard worker and she was going to do the work. So I knew she’d be fine, even when she didn’t know she would be fine. So that’s the benefit of having a mentor, which we talked about yesterday. So I have mentors myself who say, of course, “You’re going to crush it!” Like, what do you– here’s the– I’ll just share a really brief story before we start. I had an interview with Alex Bloomberg of Gimlet Media many years ago, who is a producer of “American Life and Planet Money” on NPR. He left his very successful career at NPR and started Gimlet Media, which is a podcast company. People thought he was nuts. And I met him at Creative Live. He and I were in the cafeteria having breakfast, and I was asking him about how things were going because he wasn’t, you know, the business had not scaled yet. And he said, “I’m scared. I’ve got a wife and two kids. I don’t know. Like, I’m really scared.” And I was actually kind of surprised because he’s so, he was so, his podcast startup was so successful, and I just thought, he just seems like, you know, he’s got it going on. He wasn’t, he was scared. He was really, and he wasn’t making any money at that point. Then five years later, I heard him on a show called “How I Built This” on NPR. And he had sold Gimlet Media for $236 million. So, despite him, here’s the moral of this story. Despite him being scared, despite him feeling overwhelmed, he had enough desire to keep taking the next step and then all worked out. And that’s all you have to do during these five days. It’s to take the next step. You don’t have to figure it out all at once. You’re not going to, anyway, just stay with us and take the next step. And don’t allow yourself to be out overwhelmed.

Ann Rea: (13:44)
We’ve got your back. We know what the steps are, and we’re going to walk you through those steps during the next five days. So, thank you, Jina, everyone. 

Jina Kim: (13:54)
Hey, I have one thing to say before I go. So all these people, I see 25 people in here. I would love to share my story with you guys. I don’t share this with everybody. So I want you guys to message me on Facebook, and I will share my story with you because this will absolutely inspire you. Because when I started out, it was just, I was not in a place where I was say I was comfortable in any way. 

Ann Rea: (14:25)
No, she wasn’t. No.

Jina Kim: (14:28)
So it would absolutely help you see the possibilities. If I can, you can. So please message me on Facebook and I will share my story with you. 

Ann Rea: (14:37)
Go ahead and put the link to the Facebook group, our private Facebook group into the chat, and that way people can click on it and get right to it. Alright. Do it after the class, however. Alright. Thank you very much! I’m going to share my screen next, and we’re going to start today’s class which is, I think you’re going to find really enlightening and helpful.

Ann Rea: (15:07)
Now, yesterday was rough for some of you because you’re thinking, “Geez, I’ve done all those. I’ve done, if not all, most of those 50 things.” Right? And I don’t feel so great. I’ve spent all this time and all this money and all this effort on stuff that doesn’t work and isn’t going to work. Doesn’t feel great. Right? I totally understand that. Remember, I did the same things. Jina did the same things. Most of my students have done the same things. So you’re not alone today. We have to recognize, we have to be self-forgiving, and understand that doing those things that didn’t yield a result has left us with some. Right? It’s natural, but now the next step is to resolve. It is now your responsibility to acknowledge the limiting beliefs that have manifested and start to dismantle them. And you’re going to be able to do that today. Alright! So let me get going here on today’s. Alright, everybody. So welcome to the Making Art Making Money™ School of Business Five-Day Workshop. We’re on day two. Yesterday, we covered the 50 common mistakes that most fine artists don’t even know they’re making. Now you do. If you weren’t here for day one, don’t worry about it. You can watch the replay.

Ann Rea: (16:40)
Today, we’re going to look at four steps to eliminating your self-limiting beliefs. So be sure to complete today’s homework and share it in our private Facebook group. If you do this, you could win a private coaching session with Jina. Do yourself a big fat favor. Shut your phone off, because once you’re interrupted, it takes the average human 23 minutes to regain their full attention. So what are we requiring of you? Simple. I’m offering this live workshop and no cost as part of a goodwill marketing effort, so I can identify potential students. That’s what I’m up to. And most of you are never going to pay me a dime. If you’d like the class recordings and the homework after the live broadcast this week, after the live broadcast this week they are available for $1,000 bucks, Right now they are actually complimentary.

Ann Rea: (17:32)
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Ann Rea: (18:09)
So my promise to you today is to give you four steps that will start to eliminate your limiting beliefs. And these four steps can be immediate game changers. So pay close attention so that you can start making a better living as a fine artist, saving money and time, increasing your art sales, making more money, and doing all of this with more dignity. So, are you ready? If you’re ready, type in the chat. Type into the comments, “I’m ready to go.”

Ann Rea: (18:43)
So let me ask you, does any of this feel like you? “My art professor’s advice was that I could make a living as an art teacher.” “I was told that if my art was good enough, then it would just sell itself.” “Rich people are cheap a******s.” Okay? Do you believe that? Well, you’re not going to do well because they’re the ones who buy art. Here’s the definition of hell, everyone. It’s your last day on earth and the person you became meets the person you always wanted to be. Do you want to be this or do you want to be an artist who’s succeeded? Meet that person. So if you keep feeling this way, what’s at stake for you? Are you ready to make a positive change? If you are, type into the chat “I’m ready.”

Ann Rea: (19:37)
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