If you are trying to alter your life for the better
it usually starts on the inside with your mindset. If you've ever
tried to make self-improvements, you know how challenging it could be.
Whether it be finances, health, mentality, spirituality, or
relationships, there could be unseen obstacles that are keeping you
from the success you seek. That's because altering your life usually
starts from within; your mindset.
It's all about awareness. If you were like me,
you've tried to make those changes, got so far, then you hit a wall -
nothing more. It took me years to realize that I had to start from the
inside; I had to change my mindset.
Our mindset becomes programmed from the very
beginning. This is due to our environment, who and what surrounded us,
what we heard, saw, and experienced. Depending on the degree of these
conditioned beliefs, the difficulty on creating change can vary.
Many of us aren't aware of the blueprint that
befalls us. It's how we grew up, what our parents or caregivers said
or did, what our culture or religion dictate, or what our experiences
were as children. Some things are harmless; like how we bake chicken
or what our views are on television brands.
But as we become adults, others can be harmful to
our life or success; like how our parents dealt with money or if we
grew up in an abusive home. These ideals were unknowingly instilled in
us that we need to revise in our mindset. These are the conditioned
self-limiting beliefs that we must first be aware of.
How do we recognize them? Let's take finances for
example. If you're trying to start a business or simply trying to make
more money, write down how your parents dealt with money. What did
they say or feel about money or rich people? Did they say that money
and rich people were evil? Did they spend money carelessly? Did one
parent take care of the finances while the other avoided it? Did they
say starting a business or making money was hard or useless? When you
had an idea, did they shoot you down telling you it won't work? Or
tell you how worthless you and your ideas were?
Write down anything that you witnessed growing up in
the area that you are trying to improve. Which ones do you think are
keeping you from success, from the life you want? Which ones are
creating these self-limiting blocks in your system?
Become aware of the fact that these are conditioned
beliefs that had absolutely nothing to do with you. These were someone
else's views or it happened when you were an innocent child. You have
nothing to do with it any longer. Free yourself from these
self-limiting beliefs. It doesn't represent who you are today.
Whatever area in your life you're trying to improve
- finances, relationships, mentality, or whatever it is - find out
what it is that is holding you back. Write down what it was like
growing up. Search deep to find any self-limiting beliefs. Acknowledge
that these beliefs do not represent who you are then free yourself
from them; let them go so you could move forward to finding the life
and success you seek.
"Don't dwell on what went wrong. Instead,
focus on what to do next. Spend your energies on moving forward toward
finding the answer." - Denis Waitley
To your success!
Dave
Cleinman is an internet marketer and free-lance writer who specializes
in helping network marketers have success in business. A
successful owner of two businesses, and manager of three others during a
lifetime of service, he believes anyone can be successful if they have
the desire, patience, and willingness to follow the lead of those who
have done it.
