Belief is an incredible thing. It’s intangible, subtle yet powerful, and entirely malleable, meaning we can change it entirely from one day to the next. It has the power to make or break our dreams – to act as a catalyst propelling us forward or a wall keeping us in jail.
Our various beliefs hold deep power over us because they were instilled in us during impressionable moments: childhood vulnerability, moments of emotional turmoil or weakness, and at turning points in our lives. We stick to them and feel they are real because they are so deeply embedded.
Beliefs are also embedded deeply via repetition, even if it’s the repetition of inane and otherwise meaningless babble, such as on television shows and commercials. If you go back and watch some of your favorite shows and movies from your childhood, you may be shocked to see how many of the clichés are in your psyche; that they formed part of your idea about how the world works and what men and women are like.
Our beliefs drive our actions, which drive our results. It’s such a simple concept, yet when were we taught this? Who has ever shown us to explore and question our beliefs? The opposite is true: most of us were told ‘facts’ which were, in reality, the beliefs of the advisor – teacher, parent, friend. Most of us come upon this process of exploration and questioning ourselves as adults, looking to improve or change something with which we are dissatisfied.
For a VERY good look at how our beliefs drive us and affect our results in life, see this recent video by Tony Robbins: http://tonyrobbinstraining.com/320/interview-with-frank-kern-and-john-reese/. In this worthwhile video Tony gives a fantastic explanation of why people are not getting the results they want in life, and it’s really quite interesting, and somewhat unexpected (as in, NOT what everyone always says). It’s also very inspiring, since he also provides, inherent in the explanation, an obvious source of overcoming the dilemma. Invest the half an hour and you could, quite literally, change your motivation and the path of your subsequent results overnight.
This was brought to my attention by my online acquaintance and fantastic manifester(sp?) and questioner of limiting beliefs, Lyman Reed. Thanks, Lyman!
