Beliefs

 Self beliefs

Beliefs can be empowering or limiting! Negative beliefs prevent us from fulfilling our true potential, they hold us back, and create unhelpful thoughts and emotions. Empowering expectations, on the other hand, enable us to act resilient, trust in ourselves and develop positive thoughts and feelings. 

Why does it matter? 

Having a positive mindset helps us overcome many obstacles we face in life. Having beliefs is great part of life gives us a sense of reality.

To be successful in life we got to believe in ourselves that is why it matters. 

Beliefs start early 

It starts from when you were young and you grow older with a sense of either positive or negative emotions towards what is in front of you. We each have personal beliefs about things in life. Common beliefs are: 

I’m not good enough 

I’m not clever 

I’m not creative 

I’m not good at anything. 

Do you believe in yourself?

The question is do you believe in your self? It comes down to how you believe in yourself everyday. We all can think positive or negative about ourselves and life. So, what we rate 1-10 how much you believe in your self. 

What do you believe to be true about yourself? 

Ask yourself this question who believes in you? 

Can be a friend or family member.

“Everything that happens to you is a reflection of what you believe about yourself. We cannot outperform our level of self-esteem.” Iyanla Vanzant 

Positive thinking 

Positive thinking' is a habit of thinking about things and ourselves that is realistic/rational, balanced, solution focused and helpful. Therefore positive thinking leads to a good self esteem and is also proven to be effective in improving our moods, health and ability to solve problems.

Practicing positive thinking every day

If you tend to have a negative outlook, don't expect to become an optimist overnight. But with practice, eventually your self-talk will contain less self-criticism and more self-acceptance. You may also become less critical of the world around you.

When your state of mind is generally optimistic, you're better able to handle everyday stress in a more constructive way. That ability may contribute to the widely observed health benefits of positive thinking.

Step 1: Evaluate the tone of your belief system

Is it good or bad? In other words, do your beliefs hold a positive or negative connotation? A positive belief system gets someone like Oprah Winfrey, an African-American woman who grew up with very limited resources, to excel in an industry traditionally dominated by Caucasian male broadcasters. A destructive belief system keeps a person in a job they hate from ever trying to leave. When you take a step back and really think about it, how are your beliefs affecting your life? Do you have any negative beliefs lingering in any of these areas? If so, it’s time to turn them around. Take a moment to evaluate your outlook on the following:

–    Your future
–    Your career potential
–    Opportunities life is offering you
–    Your relationship
–    Your finances
–    Your health

What are you telling yourself that you can or can’t do about your relationship to these areas of your life?

Step 2: Turn your negatives into positives

We have no limitations in life. The only limitations we have are the ones we place on ourselves. Think about your negative outlooks from these areas in the first step. Now, ask yourself, is that true? For instance, you may believe you can’t go any higher in your industry. But is that really true? When you reframe your thinking to a series of empowering beliefs, you’ll find that you’re most likely making excuses. It’s usually not about a lack of resources but a lack of resourcefulness. Maybe you haven’t pushed hard enough. Maybe you’re not putting in the time it takes to advance at work. Maybe you need to change your approach.

If your belief is that all men, or all women are a certain way and for that reason, you can’t have a successful relationship, you may need to prove yourself wrong by asking yourself, can that really be the truth? Likely, it won’t be. If you think about your negative beliefs deep enough, you will find that they likely hold no merit.

Want more information? 

https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/stress-management/in-depth/positive-thinking/art-20043950