How to Be Awesome at Your Job 1106: How to Rewrite the Hidden Beliefs that Hold You Back with Muriel Wilkins
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Oct 30, 2025 
Muriel Wilkins, founder and CEO of Paravis Partners and executive coach to C-suite leaders, dives into the hidden beliefs that hinder personal and professional growth. She identifies seven key limiting beliefs, such as the need to be involved in everything and the struggle to delegate. Muriel emphasizes the power of reframing thoughts, sharing a study demonstrating how mindset impacts health outcomes. Her three-step framework to uncover and reframe beliefs empowers listeners to take control of their experiences and improve their leadership presence.
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Involvement Can Become A Leadership Bottleneck
- The belief "I need to be involved" often originated as a helpful rule but later clogs systems and blocks advancement.
- Leaders must filter involvement to tasks where their time adds the most strategic value.
Founder Delegates Toilet Paper Duties
- A nonprofit founder kept doing small tasks like checking toilet paper instead of fundraising and strategy.
- After delegating those "breadcrumbs," she focused on the "loaf" and the organization improved.
Mindset Shapes Outcomes, Not Just Actions
- How you think about work materially changes outcomes, supported by studies on mindset and health.
- Shifting beliefs often yields sustained behavioral change more than action-only efforts.
