Hitting the Reset Button

Award-winning health coach and international speaker, Jules Francis, explains replacing old, disempowering beliefs with new empowering beliefs helps us deal with the root of the problem which is holding us back.

When was the last time you stopped what you were doing and literally pressed reset on your life? Left an unhappy relationship, ended an unfulfilling job, moved from a house that didn’t feel like a home?

Doesn’t it feel great when you take that leap of faith and throw yourself into the unknown! Or does it fill you with fear?

We’ve all been there – that place when too many things just get out of hand. Work can pile up, relationships take a back seat, meal plans go out the window and suddenly its seems like you’ve missed the memo that said stop and breathe.

I’m Jules Francis and I typically work with career driven women who tend to overindulge in food they know is bad for them but do it anyway. When I work alongside my clients we usually dig into the roots of the issue with food and back to the point it first started or in some cases who it was mirrored on. What we discover every time is it’s never really about food.

You see food is a symptom of the larger picture – a sign that says something isn’t quite right. But it’s not actually food that is the real root of the problem. Too often people overeat or under eat or eat food that gives them physical discomfort, but they still choose it. They then get to a certain pain point and in desperation go on another diet, search for a nutritionist or pick up another diet book because they presume the problem is with food.

Does this sound at all familiar?

The thing is the issue may not be with food at all – it may be with their beliefs, their mindset, or their perspective on certain situations.

Can you see by focusing on food as the problem means the main issue doesn’t get resolved? They still may lack joy in their lives or wake up feeling bored or go to bed feeling lonely and all of this stays the same when the focus is diverted to food. But it doesn’t need to be that way.

I take my clients on a deep journey of selfdiscovery to shift their mindset and say goodbye to limiting beliefs so they can feel free with food, find joy in eating and have confidence in their bodies.

People don’t tend to listen to advice on what they should eat if they have limited beliefs running the show around deserving or punishment or control for example so it’s best to work with this first.

One of my clients, a 45-year-old lawyer from London was always on a diet. She came to see me after she had finally reached the conclusion that diets just don’t work. After spending endless evenings home alone, drinking or eating junk dinners, she knew there was something bigger that needed resolving.

We worked together for nine months and in that time, her anxiety went away, her low moods lifted, her clothes started to fit and her confidence came back. She even left her job that we discovered was draining her and found something more fulfilling where she now had enough confidence to walk into. I spoke with her just the other day and I’m delighted to say she sounded on top form.

Doesn’t it feel great when you take that leap of faith

What was it that really shifted for this lady you may be wondering?

We worked on all areas of her life before we even got to the subject of food. You see looking first at food means missing all the foundations of the issue. It’s like attempting to add a chimney to a roof when the house hasn’t been built yet.

We started instead by replacing her limiting beliefs with empowering beliefs. The first step in replacing old, disempowering beliefs with new, empowering beliefs is to understand the five places our beliefs come from

1. Environment

Free yourself from the story that you are a product of your environment. While circumstances may be difficult at times, each of us has the power to choose what you believe in order to step into your full potential.

2. Events

These could be positive or negative. The day you got married. The birth of your child. That big promotion. The death of a loved one. Events impact our lives profoundly causing us to form beliefs, often unconsciously, which affect our entire worldview.

3. Knowledge

Knowledge is not power. Knowledge is potential power. By applying what you know and not just knowing it, you can change your limiting beliefs. When you learn from the best and model them, you can create the beliefs that will encourage you to succeed.

4. Past Results

We all create beliefs around the results of past achievements or failures. But past results do not equal future results. Keep your positive results close in mind so you can always achieve what you set out to do.

5. Future Vision

Create a compelling future for yourself and imagine the way you will feel if that is your future. When it’s anchored in your body, stand up and celebrate! If you are ready to find freedom in your relationship with food, change your limited beliefs, or hit the reset button on your life, let’s talk and find the best way forward for you.

Follow this link to book in a free 20-minute call www.julesfrancis.as.me/exploratory-call or download my free masterclass on the 5 steps to transforming your relationship with food without restricting what you eat. www. julesfrancis.com/5stepmasterclass/

Free yourself from the story that you are a product of your environment

Jules Francis has helped hundreds of people to understand the underlying causes of why they have unhealthy eating behaviours. With three decades of experience, Jules has the insight to see what underpins low confidence and how people choose compensating behaviours to deal with it. She is an award-winning health coach, international speaker and co-author of a book on Confidence.

Jules Francis