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So how do we cope with our beliefs?
We will, in this session, explore two types of belief, negative and positive, empowering and
limiting beliefs.
Some people cope with their negative, limiting beliefs by ignoring them, pretending they do not
exist. Unfortunately, this action alone is not sufficient to prevent the impact they can have on
our behaviour. Once a limiting belief is brought to the surface and identified, we can take
responsibility for choosing to change it, if we so wish. All around us every day are life
experiences, information we absorb into our subconscious. If we take these experiences in
negatively, then the person that suffers most is ourselves. If we recognise the opportunity to
interpret events in a more positive way, then we empower ourselves to move forward.

The way we train our mind to react is important. Rather than constantly criticising ourselves with
our inner voice, we can construct our inner questions to be more positive, for example :

“How well did I do that?”
“Could I do it better?”

“How could I do it better?”
By asking ourselves these questions, we can digest information in a positive way into our
subconscious, where it will remain until we need to apply it. Such positive information will
reinforce other positive beliefs already there. Learning to accept responsibility for our
perceptions of the world and understanding that our limits are self-induced by our attitude of
thought is invaluable to our development and growth.
The Power of Beliefs

Once you have identified your beliefs, changed those that are limiting you, by resolving any
that conflict with your innermost desires and embraced fully those that serve you best, you will
be in a position to literally take control of, and change your life for the better.

How beliefs affect our thought processes
When we examine what effect beliefs actually have upon our thoughts, we can see that there is
a domino effect in place here. The first domino in the chain is your beliefs. The beliefs you have,
help reinforce or discard your values. The combination of beliefs and values result in thoughts,
which mixed with feelings become our emotions. From all of this, our expectations are born,
which lead to our behavioural pattern and the actions we take. Expectations mixed with
behaviour and action, create a force of attraction which magnetically attracts the results we
experience, good or bad.

Your Belief Becomes Your Reality

Perhaps the most powerful single factor in your quest for happiness is your belief about yourself.
Whatever you believe, with feeling, becomes your reality. Whatever you intensely believe
becomes your reality. We have a tendency to block out any information coming in to us that is
inconsistent with our reality, with our beliefs. Successful and happy people absolutely believe
that they have the ability to succeed and the right to happiness. They will not entertain, think
about or talk about the possibilities that they will fail. They do not even consider the possibility of
failure.

You always act in a manner consistent with your beliefs. The most important belief system you
can build is one of the highest self-worth, where you absolutely believe that you are going to
achieve your goals. Positive thinking can sometimes be no more than wishing or hoping. But
positive knowing is when you absolutely know that no matter what, you will be happy and
successful.