Are Your Beliefs Working
for You?
By Marnie Pehrson
Are you as successful as you want to be in life? If there's
room for improvement, then start with a self-analysis of your beliefs.
The more I study human nature, the more I see that the actions that people
take in their lives are a direct result of their core beliefs and values. Tony
Robbins is famous for teaching people how to model the belief systems of those
who are successful. For example, in one instance, Tony studied the belief
systems of the very best shooters in the U.S. Army and installed those belief
systems into his own mind and into the minds of the new recruits. Even though
he knew nothing about shooting when he walked through the door and had never
even held a gun, he was able to increase the number of people who passed the
shooting tests from 30 to 90 percent.
This is a powerful example of what belief
systems can do. If having certain beliefs make you successful at a particular
endeavor, then it follows that other beliefs would make you unsuccessful.
Perhaps it would benefit us to analyze our beliefs. Have you ever really
thought about your beliefs? What do you believe about your business,
relationships, families, religion, politics, and life in general? Now, how
happy and fulfilled do you feel in those same areas?
Are your beliefs working for you? If you are
unhappy in your life or unhappy in your relationships, is it possible that the
beliefs you hold in these areas might not be the best? If you are not
successful in your business endeavors, might it be a result of your belief
system about business? Or perhaps you are successful but not accomplishing all
that you desire, might your beliefs need some tweaking?
If you want to improve an area of your life,
seek out those who excel in that area and ask them about their beliefs. If they
are excellent at networking, ask them about their basic beliefs around
networking. One belief successful networkers hold is that one cannot be truly
successful alone. If you are a lone ranger type, this belief might be a hard
pill to take. But nonetheless, if you want to be a great networker, you'll need
to change your thinking in this respect. You'll need to install the belief that
''I cannot be truly successful alone.''
By their fruits you shall know them
Be careful taking advice from people whose belief systems do not produce the
results you want in your life. If you have a friend who is having a hard time
in his marriage, you wouldn't go to him for relationship advice. Evidently, his
beliefs are not working for him. There is a saying from the Bible that states,
''by their fruits you shall know them.'' This means that the results and
achievements people produce in their lives bears a direct correlation to their
belief systems. If you see someone who is happy, fulfilled and balanced in
life, s/he evidently has a belief system that is working. By installing the
same beliefs into your life, you will produce similar results. If you install
the belief system of someone who is confused about life, you'll produce similar
results in your life.
So be careful whom you model. Make sure that the beliefs you model yield the
fruit you want.
Look for the results. Don't trust people at their word.
Model those who walk their talk and really produce tangible results.
Marnie L. Pehrson (706/866-2295) is an Internet strategist and writer who
helps professionals and consultants economically achieve bottom-line results
online. She develops tools that give her clients fresh informative content and
easy ways to market & control their sites without knowing a lot of
technical mumbo-jumbo. Reach her projects through http://www.pwgroup.com
or email her at mailto:marniep@pwgroup.com
.
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