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Feb

24

The Best Way to Treat the Most Common Limiting Belief

February 24, 2010 | 3 Comments


One of the most common limiting beliefs is not a global belief about others or the world around us. It has nothing to do with what we think about how the world works or what other people think about us. It’s a belief about ourselves.

It’s an idea that we held in our minds and in our hearts when we were very young. It started out as “I’m not smart enough,” or “I’m not worthy enough,” and eventually evolved into a strong opinion of ourselves that says, “I’m not good enough.”

This belief is one of the most common limiting beliefs. It comes from a lack of self respect and recognition for who we are as human beings. It comes from a lack of appreciation for who we really are and it comes from a lack of understanding of our power to create our lives deliberately.

So how do you get around it?

You get around it by first realizing it has control of your life. Every person everywhere at some point in time has had this limiting belief. Even the people who are real superstars have at one point believed they weren’t good enough.

But instead of acknowledging this belief they decided to combat it with a belief that says, “I’m better than that.” Even this belief has it’s roots dug deep into “I’m not good enough,” and having to prove that they are good enough. You can’t escape it by proving that you don’t have the belief. The belief is still there, you just haven’t acknowledged that it has a grip on you. Denying this belief is not the solution.

So what’s the fix?

There is no fix and there is never anything that needs fixing. There is only tuning and adjustment. You want to think of yourself as a super car like a Ferrari.  You are perfect in every way, but you just haven’t learned how to get yourself out of first gear.   You’ve got six gears, but you just only learned how to ride in first.

Beat the Most Common Limiting Belief Click here to read more…

Feb

22

3 Limiting Beliefs that Restrict Your Ability to Manifest

February 22, 2010 | 8 Comments


I think one of the most difficult aspects of being a deliberate creator is to trust in the process of manifestation.  To allow it to happen and hold hopeful thoughts of joy and happiness while practicing the mind power techniques that I’ve shared on my blog.

You become what you think about.  Strong lasting words with very little impact if you still hold these 3 limiting beliefs:

Limiting Belief #1: The World is a Scary Place

If you believe the world is against you instead of for you then you’ll never be in a position to let the good you desire come into your life.  Fear is a low level emotion that holds you in an everlasting state of incubation.  It creates distance between you and what you want.

You’ll never germinate your dreams in this state of mind. Einstein once said,

“The most important decision we make is whether we believe we live in a friendly or hostile universe.”

And that’s the point.  You must believe that everyone and everything in your life is here to help and support you on your journey. The Universe is not against you - it’s for you - because you are a part of the Universe.

Limiting Belief #2: There is Not Enough to Go Around for Everyone

There is a virus in the minds of people that says that if I get what I want then somebody else loses.  It also says that if you get what you want then someone else has to suffer.  That there is only so much to go around and soon we’re going to run out.

This idea of, “not enoughness” comes from the mental habit of thinking scarcity. The reason it’s such a strong belief is because most people put so much attention and emphasis on the physical world that they believe that physical reality is the only reality.  And that idea limits what they can create in their life.

Instead hold ideas of abundance.  Hold ideas that there is more than enough to go around.  Hold ideas that there is more than enough money, ideas, love, friendships and opportunity.  Continually coax and convince yourself that we live in an abundant Universe; that there is more than enough for everyone.

Limiting Belief #3: You’re Not Responsible for What Happens to You Click here to read more…

Feb

1


Living a purpose driven life is the last thing on your mind when you’re doing work that adds very little meaning to your life.  When I used to work as an engineer it used to make me feel tired. I remember working a normal 40 hour work week and feeling exhausted by the weekend. I was completely drained and I could barely find enough energy to go and play hockey on Friday nights.

On Saturdays I would sit in front of the TV and completely veg-out. I felt like a complete vegetable. I remember sitting in front of the TV on those mornings and thinking, “there has got to be more to life than this.”

I did that for years, sitting there like a vegetable on the couch wondering to myself, “What was I supposed to be doing? Why wasn’t I happy? Why did I feel that I had to pretend when I was at work? And why was everyone else pretending?”

It was at this point that I knew engineering wasn’t for me so I started to share it with people.  I told my friends. This was back in 2005.  We were all hanging out and getting wasted in my buddies garage.  I remember saying, “I hate my job.  I don’t even know why I’m there.  I’m wasting my time doing something that doesn’t even make me happy. It’s like I’m living a lie.”

My friends would laugh when they heard that,  but I don’t think they were laughing at me.  I think it was in reaction to what they saw in themselves; recognition that they too felt that their life was empty and meaningless.

During those talks in the garage I realized that other people were unhappy and that I wasn’t alone.  In fact there was a part of me that realized that there was more to life than working, getting wasted and watching TV.  There was a real part of me that felt my life had meaning and I was here to do something special.

Those talks with my buddies in the garage really helped me because I started be honest with them; and more importantly, I started being honest with myself.

This isn’t the easiest thing to do.  To let it all out and admit to the world that you don’t have it all figured out - that you don’t have your life together. That maybe in fact, you’ve been pretending that everything was ok, but deep down you knew that it wasn’t.

Exposing yourself like this is probably one of the most difficult things you’ll ever do - to share yourself openly, freely and let the people close to you know how you really feel.

But you know what’s even harder?  Pretending to be something you’re not.  Pretending to be happy when you’re not. Pretending to be someone that you’re not.  That takes so much more energy and effort.

If you’ve ever thought to yourself, “there has got to be more to life than this,” or “what am I here for?” then follow these 3 keys to living a purpose driven life:

3 Keys to Living a Purpose Driven Life

Key 1: It’s not about you, it’s about your contribution.

Living a purpose driven life means making a contribution.  This in itself can be a hard one to swallow; more for some than others.  The way to live a purpose driven life is to realize that you’re here to contribute something, to bring something to the world.  You’re here to contribute and make the world a better place.

You can’t just sit at home in your pajamas and expect the world to have a sense of purpose and meaning. Just because you don’t enjoy what you’re currently doing doesn’t give you a reason to do nothing.  There is something that you’re here to do.  George Patterson once said,

“…we came from some place and we’re going some place - so we should make our time here an exciting adventure.  The architect of the Universe didn’t build a stairway leading nowhere.”

Find a way to contribute to others and do it in a way that ignites you. Click here to read more…

Jan

18

The Key to Happiness

January 18, 2010 | 4 Comments


Happiness is an inside job.  We all know that, but sometimes our actions tell a different story. You just have to look at the way people act to see what they’re thinking.

If you pay close attention to what brings many people happiness you’ll soon realize that it’s based on what’s happening in their outer world.  The logic being that having things a certain way on the outside will make them happy on the inside.

At least that’s what we’re taught.   Just think about when you were very little.  The ice cream man showed up and you were filled with delight.  Santa delivered those presents on Christmas Eve and you were ecstatic. When you got what you wanted on the outside, you were happy on the inside.  The stimulus created the response.  The having created the happiness.

A great number of people still do this.  I heard a friend of mine once say, “We just can’t get things to click, but when she’s happy I’m happy.”  It’s no crime to be happy for others, just don’t make it a habit to rely on outer circumstances to create your own happiness.  If you can only find happiness when others are happy around you then It’s a sign of attachment.

Realize this: being happy is your job.  It’s job #1.

The whole problem with “having to create happiness” is that you’re relying on outer circumstances to be absolutely perfect. But what if they’re not perfect? Then what? Are you going to wait it out until it is? And what if it’s only perfect for a few hours or even a few minutes? Are you only going to be happy for a few minutes and then go back to feeling miserable?

It’s craziness if you ask me.   You never want to rely on your outer circumstances to create the way you feel. Start training yourself to be happy right now without needing to have everything perfect on the outside.  Start from within. Here are 5 questions to get you started so that you can bring more happiness into your life.

5 Questions to Bring More Happiness Into Your Life

Click here to read more…

Dec

14


With goal setting or achieving anything at all, bumps are bound to come up along the way.  Your mindset can get in the way at times because your subconscious doesn’t always agree with what you consciously want.

“One reason why people don’t achieve their goals is because they don’t know what part of them choose the goal.”  ~ John Kehoe

The best way to keep things smooth along your journey to greatness is to start by recognizing the great trickster that triggers these speed bumps.

Here are 5 ways to recognize when your mindset is holding you back:

#5: Lots of Reasons and Excuses show up.

Excuses for not doing what you know you should be doing, but still aren’t doing.  Maybe you’ve had a goal to lose weight. You know there isn’t any “secret” to losing weight.  The real secret to losing weight is to get your butt to the gym and stop eating so much; but following through takes more than will power - so you never bother to go.

If your mind is making up excuses to stop you from doing what you know you should be doing, then recognize that this is the great trickster at work.  That mass of molecules between your ears doesn’t like change - so it’s going to do whatever it can to trick you into staying the same.  Just ask yourself who’s in really in control: you or your mind?

#4. Lack of Consistency or Self Discipline.

I’m not a big fan of the world “self-discipline” because in my opinion it implies that self-discipline is work and it really isn’t. Self discipline just requires thinking.

It means thinking about what you want and then going out and doing what’s necessary to get it.

Click here to read more…

Nov

30


Procrastination can be a big problem. You see what many people don’t realize is that putting off the important has greater consequences than they think. When you do this often and long enough – you start churning destructive habit patterns.

These destructive habits can negatively affect your self-confidence and self-image. It negatively affects the way you feel. That’s why it’s critical to identify procrastination from the very beginning.

Here are 6 clear signs of procrastination:

  1. Feeling guilty for incomplete tasks
  2. Lowered self-esteem
  3. Feeling tired and fatigued
  4. A sense of being “not worthy” or unworthy
  5. Signs of doubt and being depressed
  6. Feeling stressed and strung-out

Not a pretty sight, is it?

Well luckily a few smart people put together some suggestions to help you and I overcome procrastination. So let’s take a look.

Procrastination: What’s the Solution? Click here to read more…

Nov

25


“Most folks aren’t quite ready to have their belief systems blown to pieces with overtly obvious miracles, but this is changing.” ~ The Universe

If you are ready to have your belief systems blown to pieces then see my 6 questions explaining: What is Belief?

Q#1: What is Belief?

A belief is a mental construct that filters your perception of reality.  Just think of it as a sliver of reality. Each one of us can only experience a thin sliver of reality at one time.  Most of the time we’re missing all the other experiences we could be having.  A belief narrows down our sliver of reality to only a small fraction of what is currently possible for us to experience.

You can’t experience everything.  You’re always going to miss out on something because while you’re experience this moment n-o-w, somewhere something else is happening.

Your beliefs play a big part in this filtering process.  John Kehoe talks about this thin sliver of reality in his video called, The Ghost Twin:

Q#2: Where Do Beliefs Come from?

Thoughts must pass through your conscious mind before they transform into beliefs.  That means you must have consciously thought what you currently believe before you believed it.

If you repeatedly think empowering thoughts you’ll seed new empowering beliefs in your subconscious mind.  If you repeatedly think limiting thoughts you’ll seed new limiting beliefs in your subconscious mind.

Beliefs are formed in the subconscious mind.  Your subconscious mind is a recording device.  It replays whatever is recorded on it.  It doesn’t have a preference.  It takes whatever you give it.

And since you’re in control of what you consciously think, you are in control of what you believe.

Q#3: Where Did I Get My Beliefs?

For most people, 95% of their beliefs were formed between the ages of 0-5 years old.  Most of these beliefs are from your environment: your parents, teachers and role models when you were still a baby.

The reason this is true is because of how the brain works when you’re a child.  You can learn more by watching this video: The Unconscious Mind Power Series 2

Q#4: How Are Beliefs Created?

Beliefs are created by the repetition of your dominant thoughts - your habitual ways of thinking.   It’s a thought or an idea that you have consistently replayed in your mind.  These seeds of thought, played over and over again become recorded in your subconscious mind.

Since nobody has seen the subconscious mind just think of it as a digital recording device.  As you record your voice on this device, it can be replayed back to you exactly the way you recorded it.

The only difference is that the subconscious mind doesn’t record just the voice, it also records the tonality and volume of your voice - as well as any other thoughts and feelings you repeat to yourself on an ongoing basis.  Repetition mixed with emotions are at the heart of changing your beliefs.

Q#5: What Techniques Can I Use to Change My Beliefs? Click here to read more…

Nov

13


This is the first time I’ve found someone explain the process of manifestation in such a clear and concise way. According to Vishen Lakhiani @ Finer Minds, there are 5 levels of manifesting including: Mild Awareness, Specific Intent, Release of Past Programming, State of Allowing and your Personal Bubble of Reality.

This is an excellent video and the last 5 minutes of the video (on Your Personal Bubble of Reality) will warp your mind.  Have a look:

Warping Peoples Minds,

Steve

Nov

11


Sometimes we don’t recognize fear for what it really is.  We give it other disguises and names like self-sabotage, procrastination or just being plain lazy.  But if you dig deeper to those dark layers we all have, you realize that your resistance is based in fear.

To overcome your fear you’ve got to start by recognizing fear for what it really is.

#1. Recognize What Fear Is and Is Not

Realize that there is only one moment and that moment is n-o-w.  If you really take the time to dissect and look at your fear, you’ll see something completely obvious.  Fear is not something that is happening now, it’s something that you’ve predicted to happen in the future.  Here’s a quick excerpt I picked up from the definition of fear in Wikipedia:

“Fear always relates to future events, such as worsening of a situation, or continuation of a situation that is unacceptable.”

You could say that fear is how you feel (emotionally) about something that hasn’t even happened yet. Isn’t that interesting?   It’s not something that is happening n-o-w, but something you expect to happen.  And that expectation builds the feeling of fear.

Now I wouldn’t put all fears in this category.  If you’re in the North American Rockies and you run into a grizzly bear, you’d be afraid.  I’d be afraid too.  You didn’t make up the grizzly bear in your head, it’s sitting right there in front of you.

But back to my point.  There is only one of two places your fear can come from: either internal memories or external images in the n-o-w.  I’d say 99% of those images are self created, internal images.

#2. Are you proactive or re-active?

The neighbors dog always barks at the mail man.  He’s been doing that for the past two years.  The problem is that the neighbors dog is a huge German Sheppard so half the neighborhood can hear him.

What’s really interesting is that this German Sheppard is a real big baby.  You’d think he was all tough the way he barks behind that fence, but my experience tells me another story.

Just the other day something really interesting happened.  I was outside and I heard him barking behind the fence.  He couldn’t see me and I couldn’t see him.  I’m not quite sure, but I thought maybe he heard me or smelt me and that set off his barking.  But still, this dog knows me very well so it was odd to hear him barking at me.

A few minutes later the neighbor let him out and as soon as the German Sheppard saw me - he stopped barking.  As I saw him calm down I went up to see him.  His eyes were are glazed over like he just saw a ghost.  Poor guy, I wonder what sort of pictures he was putting in his head?  Something scared the beejeezus out of him - and obviously, it wasn’t me.

But we do the same thing, don’t we?

We think of an unlikely future situation, something that hasn’t even happened yet; and then we play it over and over again in our minds, scaring ourselves silly.

You could just as easily play a funny image over and over again and make yourself laugh hysterically…. but we don’t seem to do that.

#3. You Can Eliminate Fear in Less Than 60 Minutes Click here to read more…

Nov

4


Have you ever started a new project where you were really excited and the people in your life could sense your enthusiasm?

You were completely inspired and motivated.  Things couldn’t be better - you felt like this was what you were meant to be doing.

Then “WHAM-O,” you hit a brick wall.  Something you didn’t expect.

Maybe you had an argument with someone special in your life or you just had a bad day, and for some reason that set everything off course.

Then as you thought of ways to get back on track - to get things going again, you heard that little voice in your head say, “Maybe you shouldn’t be doing this.  Maybe this is a sign.”

And the more you listened to that little voice, the more you began to believe it - maybe the voice is right!

Know what I mean?

One of the biggest personal challenges I’ve had to face in almost everything I’ve accomplished from becoming a coach, keeping my blog going and even proposing to my wife - has been to effectively wash out that little voice, so that I could do what I thought was right for me.

If there is one obstacle that is a dream killer, it’s that little voice.  It can take your big dreams and crush them…. unless you know the right technique to overcome these negative thoughts quickly.

This very powerful technique is something you won’t find anywhere else.  It’s something I’ve been using for quite a while with great success. Have a look:


Click here to read more…

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