Expectations are incredibly powerful. The mind often creates what it believes – especially if the belief is unconscious. ~ Martha Beck
“Positive and negative beliefs not only impact our health, but also every aspect of our life!” ~ Dr. Bruce Lipton
“Believe and act as if it were impossible to fail.” ~ Charles F. Kettering
Your beliefs become thoughts
Your thoughts become words
Your words become actions
Your actions become habits
Your habits become values
Your values become your destiny
~ Mahatma Gandhi
If you start with your belief and end with you destination, only you don’t like where you are, your destination as been determined by your belief. You are exactly where you are because of what you believe. Some of you might be saying “Yahoo!” And the rest of us are probably saying “uh-oh!”
Belief. What is it? How do you know if what you believe is true or false? What false beliefs were programmed into you by well meaning parents, teachers and other adults when you were a child? What false beliefs are you attached to? What are the limiting beliefs that hold you back from accomplishing what you truly desire?
What have you done to change your false or limiting beliefs in order to create a new destiny?
great question!
i stopped shrugging off the moniker “artist” and really started believing it.
I AM AN ARTIST.
there is a power in those words and they are shaping my destiny. because i said so.
enjoy the day!
erin
Hi Erin!
Yikes – I can’t leave a comment on your blog from the computer I’m at – but will do so tonight. I LOVE your creations! I checked out your jewelry design website and absolutely love, love, love the necklace with the key and lock. Love it.
You are an artist!
I am a writer
Ahmmmmm, is this like The Secret? I used the power of thought one time by signing my 2nd husband’s name on the divorce decree and slapping it on the fridge. Every day, I’d will it to happen and focus on that signature.
Well, he never did sign, but thankfully I DID get divorced since I paid extra to not need his signature. Phew!
What I was REALLY going to say…is I’m reading a book called, Mindset -The New Psychology of Success -By Carol Dewck, great book to open your mind to possibilities you never imagined.
Love the quotes!
Kinda sorta like the Secret. And “Think and Grow Rich” by Napoleon Hill in the early 1900′s and “The Magic of Believing” (1948) and “Dream Big” etc…
What we focus our time and energy on does tend to happen. It doesn’t always happen exactly the way we envisioned (for example, I went to Italy in 2007 instead of Greece…I wrote Greece down, but found myself in Italy)
I have a fake $1,000,000,000 bill on my fridge. Often, the magnet that holds it up is my Las Vegas dice…hmmmm…I think I’m going to have to find a BELIEVE magnet instead.
I’ll check out Dewck’s book – meanwhile, you might want to check out Dr. Bruce Lipton’s book, “The Biology of Belief.” Totally awesome!
You know, there was a time when I didn’t understand that I still had some subconscious beliefs that were limiting my ability to live a full and joyful life. Someone said to me, “I think you need to investigate your unconscious beliefs.” Logically I thought, “But I’m so positive! How could I still have negative beliefs?” The only proof I needed was to look at one or two key areas of my life that still weren’t working the way I wanted them to. That’s when I had the lightbulb moment. “Ahhhhh, right, right, right…”
So to anyone who thinks they’re super positive and couldn’t possibly be holding onto limiting beliefs, I say: Look At Your Life For Proof.
We’re constantly projecting that which we believe.
Awesome stuff, Peggy!
Hi Megan! I love what you wrote, “So to anyone who thinks they’re super positive and couldn’t possibly be holding onto limiting beliefs, I say: Look At Your Life For Proof. We’re constantly projecting that which we believe.”
I often tell people who say one thing but do another that they are out of sync. I can say “I’m a writer” until the cows come home, but if I’m not doing it, than I’m not. There’s a disconnect between my subconscious and my conscious. A better example was when I put down my camera for ten years…all because my ex told me “well, you’re not very good” even though people were buying my photographs…I stupidly believed him. And only now…am I kicking that false belief to the curb!
Hi Peggy,
This is a great, great post. I never knew about beliefs and how they impact the way in which we live our lives until a year ago when I read a book by Louise Hay. I realized then that I had a small collection of extremely twisted beliefs that were totally messing with me! Clearing those up was like seeing 20/20 for the first time. I had skewed beliefs about money, marriage, parenting, the roles of men and women, the list goes on. When I dissected them I realized they were all inherited from specific people in my life. When I separated out what I believed about something from what I was taught to believe I realized how inauthentic some of my beliefs were. I also realized how much I was letting fear rule my life, because in most cases it was fear of disappointing or angering the person I had inherited the beliefs from that kept me from living MY way. It was a total eye-opener. I grew a lot from the experience and dumped a lot of weight from my shoulders!
Nice collection of quotes, by the way!!
Great post. Thanks for this, Peggy! xo!
Hi Jodi!
Which book by Louise Hay did you read? I have one of hers in my library, which I have not read yet. Like you, I inherited a set of programming that came with a few deep scratches, half-truths, and lies. I figured some of them out early on – but then acquired a whole new set from my exh – who’s programming is really warped (we have his mother to thank for that…and she can thank her parents – it’s a vicious cycle)
I’m hoping I did a better job when I programmed my girls.
(keeping my fingers crossed!)
Hi Peggy,
I read Louise Hay’s book called “Empowering Women: Every Woman’s Guide to Successful Living”. It was a really great book–and a quick read. I read it by the pool in a few hours last summer. I think you might enjoy it! xoxo, Jodi
Hi Peggy!
A very important thought-provoking post! You will love the video I have scheduled for this weekend – it’s all about this! We must be on the same wave length! Years ago I dumped all the old beliefs and realized the self-talk (monkey-mind or otherwise) I do really needed a make-over! Been a no-limits (Wayne Dyer) kind of person ever since! My heart goes out to anyone who clings to anything else! We all have such glorious potential and the work you do to help people realize that is fabulous! Thanks for being you!!!
hugs
suzen
Hi SuZen!
I can’t wait to see the video!!
I love Wayne Dyer and came to know him and his work through Dr. Shad Helmstetter (I love his book, “What to say when you talk to yourself”)
xxoo
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The first thing I did was to be aware of my limiting beliefs. It takes time and effort to break free from these belief but I make it my resolve to change it.
With deep reflection and allowing my mind open, I slowly changed my mindset.
Hi Walter!
And it’s that awareness – because until I learned differently, I didn’t know what I didn’t know
Great post, Peggy. And a very good question. This requires a lot of digging – getting to the bottom of our false beliefs. It’s almost an oxymoron, right? We believe them because we think they are true – it takes an epiphany of some sort to realize they are false.
For now, I don’t really know how to answer the question. I’m still on the journey to my epiphanies.
Hi Carolyn,
I think that’s the beauty of the journey…we’re all searching for our epiphanies! I do have days when I want to shorten the learning curve and get there already…but…my epiphanies happen only when I’m ready and not a moment before.
Jodi, Walter, Carolyn – I so appreciate your comments…it’s nearly midnight and I’ve got to get some beauty rest…I’ll catch up with you tomorrow!
Hi Peggy and all
Beliefs are like lipstick on you teeth, invisible to you but oh soooo visible for others.
Now I look at other people’s teeth and look if their beliefs reflect mine by any chance.
That works for me, the belief I need to work on is that everybody is always better than me!
And YOU are, great writing, writer!
Hi Wilma!
I love that saying – “Beliefs are like lipstick…” That’s funny – I have to add that to my quote collection
I believe you are awesome just as you are…your blog is a heartfelt reflection of the power and brightness in your soul.
…thanks for the writing vote of encouragement. I’m getting beat up in a class I’m in by the only guy because I’m writing a chick lit novel…I have to remind myself that even a broken clock is right twice a day…
Hi Peggy,
Beliefs are powerful, aren’t they?
I’m a big believer in having positive beliefs. Even though our area has been hit hard with the downturn in the economy, I often see things I think are positive signs (of an upturn) and tell my husband, “that’s a good sign”. Now I have him saying it, too.
Hi Barbara!
Beliefs are incredibly powerful! And the most important belief we can have in a downturn is the belief in ourselves. I lost an incredible job when the IT bubble burst and my company went belly up…that summer and following year, IT professionals were a dime a dozen – the market was saturated. I kept hearing, “no one is hiring…” I had four job offers.
I really enjoyed reading your post. My favorite: “Believe and act as if it were impossible to fail.” Just reminds me to have courage to keep moving forward with my dreams.
have a lovely day.
Hi Samantha and thanks for stopping by!
That quote you like is going up on my bathroom mirror in bright red lipstick.
…act as if it’s impossible to fail…
I absolutely get what you mean. I have been working on a blog about it’s affect on me personally. We are truly the only ones responsible for our our own happiness, successes and failures. It reminds me of The Four Agreements, and many other schools of thought. Essentially positivity. Great blog.
Hi Cali!
I love the Four Agreements! I think my favorite agreement is “to be impeccable with your word.”
And you are so right – we are the only ones responsible for our own happiness, successes and failures!
Thanks for stopping by…I’ll have to post a comment on your blog when I get home…can’t from my work computer…