| I have to admit it; I have become addicted to | | | | state.Great isn't it? Who would have thought |
| watching the wonderful TV series "Lost." For | | | | that there are advantages to doubting |
| me, it is simply the best thing on television | | | | things?So, as you do this, begin picking away |
| this year. It has reminded about how I was | | | | at the old withering belief by asking your |
| when Twin Peaks was going strong all those | | | | self:"What are the disadvantages of this old |
| years ago!Now, as a man with a wild and vivid | | | | belief?" |
| imagination, I have entered all manner of | | | | |
| debates with friends and family and | | | | "Does it really fit in with what is truly |
| colleagues about what is going on, about what | | | | important in my life?" |
| they think and what we believe about it all.I | | | | |
| have even had tales from people telling me | | | | "In the past, when was having this old |
| that they have friends who know someone who | | | | belief getting in the way of my success?" |
| knows the director of Lost and have told me | | | | |
| what their theory was and so on and so forth. | | | | "What would it be like to not have this old |
| Each time someone has given me a good reason | | | | belief?"Before moving on to the next step, |
| or a great thought, my brain has gone in to | | | | take a breather. When you sit down to run |
| overdrive and my beliefs about my theory has | | | | through this process, take a couple of |
| changed.So how can we go about changing | | | | minutes out now, think of something |
| beliefs as easily as if you were changing | | | | completely different; what shoe did you put |
| your beliefs about a TV show?The first step | | | | on first when you went to work this morning? |
| in our belief changing process is to identify | | | | What do you really think is going on in |
| the limiting belief that you want to | | | | "Lost?"Step Four requires a similar process |
| shift.Having identified a belief that you | | | | to step three, however, as you think back |
| think is limiting or restrictive or causing | | | | through your life, just have a think about |
| you problems, make sure that you write it | | | | times when you have been impressionable, |
| down concisely and precisely. When you get a | | | | willing to learn, open to change and |
| belief down on paper and look at it in that | | | | especially open to new beliefs. Remember |
| way it then begins to dissipate already; it | | | | everything about that wonderful state of |
| is exposed and vulnerable.Step Two is that as | | | | receptivity; How did it feel? Where in your |
| you look at that written limiting belief, | | | | body were the feelings? What did you see? |
| think about it and ask your self what it is | | | | What internal dialogue did you have? Really |
| doing for you; how do you benefit from having | | | | run through as much as you possibly can to |
| that belief? What purpose is that belief | | | | achieve that state again for your self right |
| serving; this must be something positive, | | | | now?As you recall a time when you were open |
| keep asking your self what the positive | | | | to a new belief, now really focus on and |
| intention is of that belief, believe me when | | | | think about your new desired belief while in |
| I say that there is one; otherwise you would | | | | this open, receptive state. Now ask your |
| not do it would you?Regardless of the fact | | | | self;"How would it feel to have your desired |
| that it may be limiting you in a variety of | | | | belief?" |
| ways, there is a positive intention behind | | | | |
| it, there is a way in which you benefit from | | | | "How is it a better belief than the old |
| having that belief and now is the time to | | | | one?" |
| find that out.Step Three is to now ask your | | | | |
| self what you would prefer to believe | | | | "What difference would it make to your life |
| instead. Write down your desired belief and | | | | to have this new belief?" |
| remember;Firstly, it has to be stated | | | | |
| positively; remember that you want to move | | | | "What things would you do that you have not |
| towards goals not move away from fears with | | | | been doing?" |
| your beliefs, ask for what you want, not what | | | | |
| you don't want.Secondly, you must ensure that | | | | "What would you be able to achieve and |
| you are comfortable and happy with the | | | | overcome now?"To round off this step nicely, |
| desired belief, make sure that it does not | | | | take some time out now to evaluate the new |
| harm, conflict with or upset anyone to have | | | | belief. How good does it feel? Is there any |
| this belief; that includes your self!Thirdly, | | | | tweaking to do? Can you make it even better |
| it needs to satisfy the same positive | | | | and even more empowering?Step five is about |
| intention as you discovered that the old | | | | relaxing....Get your self nice and relaxed |
| belief had.So, go ahead and write down this | | | | and breathing deeply and comfortably and then |
| new belief. Also, make sure that it is worded | | | | go ahead and imagine that deep inside of you |
| in the present tense, by that I mean phrase | | | | exists a large furnace and if you really want |
| it as if it is occurring now. For example if | | | | to be free of the old belief forever, then |
| your goal were to achieve your ideal weight, | | | | imagine tossing it into the furnace and watch |
| a suitable new belief would be: "I am | | | | it burn away into nothing.Finally, step six |
| believing increasingly more in my ability to | | | | is about taking some action. Make a choice to |
| achieve my ideal weight."By doing that now, | | | | take some action. What can you and what will |
| you have made the desired belief relevant and | | | | you do differently this very day as a result |
| pertinent and you have gone and given it | | | | of having this wonderful new belief? How |
| direction and energy.Step three is a | | | | about you set your self a task, to achieve |
| wonderful process that is to recall a time | | | | today, a task that is based on this new |
| when you doubted a belief.Can you remember an | | | | belief being true for you and your life now. |
| occasion when you doubted something that you | | | | Start doing things differently straight away |
| really used to hold as a firm belief? You may | | | | and get that new belief firmly embedded into |
| wish to reflect on your life, think about the | | | | your unconscious behaviour patterns. When you |
| kind of beliefs that you had at certain times | | | | start to do things differently, you then have |
| in your life, I know that mine have changed | | | | physiological support and experience of the |
| and altered a great deal over the years. I | | | | new belief and it becomes verified and |
| remember having solid beliefs about certain | | | | enhanced with each new day.Changing your |
| things when I was at college and can remember | | | | beliefs can actually be as simple as changing |
| doubting those beliefs as I learned more | | | | beliefs about a television programme that you |
| about life and throughout my studies.When you | | | | follow, but to change them powerfully and |
| think about that period of doubt, how did you | | | | mindfully requires some continued |
| know that you doubted your belief? Did you | | | | concentration and requires a good investment |
| have certain sensations in your body? What | | | | of time and energy. However, when you do |
| were you thinking about? How did you think | | | | change and upgrade your beliefs, this can |
| about it? What were you experiencing? Really | | | | and does subsequently open the way for a |
| see if you can get back into that state of | | | | major change in your experience of life and a |
| doubt, psychologically and physiologically. | | | | rapid progression towards successfully |
| While in that state, bring to the forefront | | | | achieving your goals and enriching your |
| of your mind the old unwanted limiting belief | | | | experience of life.Enjoy this process, have |
| that you identified earlier and have a think | | | | some fun with it and get to the heart of your |
| about your old limiting belief that you want | | | | own development with updating any outmoded |
| to shed; do this while in that doubting | | | | beliefs. |