Beliefs, therefore, are very much based on conditioning. You are not born owning the beliefs, values, opinions of your community, they simply become a subconscious part of who you are.
You can hold on to a belief long past its use by date. There are two prime reasons for this:
You'll recognise a limiting belief whenever you start a sentence with the words like "I can't ..." "I have to ..." "It's impossible to ..."
Here are a few examples:
Whenever your beliefs restrict your performance and success you need to challenge that belief. Ask yourself: "Am I acting on past conditioning, that is no longer relevant?"
You may well want to get some life coaching to understand just how much your life is being driven by irrational beliefs that no longer serve you!
The vast majority of conflict arises because of differing beliefs. When in conflict ask yourself "What are my beliefs about this situation?" You may be surprised by what comes up (if you dig deep enough). You may discover something that has been locked in your subconscious for a long time; a belief that is driving your decision-making today in an inappropriate way.
Regularly challenge your beliefs and eradicate those that are getting in your way of achieving the results you want. Develop a sense of knowing - knowing whether you are acting on past conditioning or acting on the present information ... whether you are making the decision/choice based on present circumstance or unuseful history. You can watch the playback of a recent webinar on how to shift from limiting beliefs to something far more powerful.
If you hear yourself (or someone else) use a limiting belief, you can challenge and start the change process by asking questions such as:
The idea of using questions such as these to help you (or the other person) to see that there are other possibilities and there are choices about how you think and act towards life circumstances/situations.
You have a choice. Challenge your beliefs and allow yourself to operate at your highest capability - or allow them to remain unchallenged and maybe live out less than your best.
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