Confessions From an Unbeliever

 

We’ve all come across them. They’re referred to in various ways. Some call them affirmations, some refer to them as synchronicity statements, others cal them personal growth statements. I call them belief builders. Now-a confession. I always thought they were a bunch of ‘you-know-what’. I’d attend seminars and workshops and the sort and have the leader hand out a card, or sell one, or have everyone write the same one. I’d always think the same thoughts. “This is CRAZY!! I am NOT going to stand in front of a mirror saying words that don’t mean anything to me and that aren’t even MY words!!”

 

WOW!!! Now there’s something you don’t see everyday… the woman that coined the phrase, the necklace and the credo ‘I Believe’… NOT believing!!! But it’s true, now I’ve confessed, I did NOT believe in these things! Funny, now looking back on it, not believing in them is exactly why they didn’t work. We’re not usually willing to do the things we don’t believe in. Hence, those things never have the chance to touch our lives for the better. It’s sad really. We don’t believe so we don’t do. And because we don’t do, we don’t ever end up believing. Let me explain.

 

Just like the writing out of my goals, once I decided to do what was being suggested to me I instantly began to see positive results!! In case you haven’t heard the story, I saw 50% of my goal sheet nearly completed in about two weeks. The only difference was that I made the choice to heed Brian Tracy’s words and write out my goals. The rest… as they say… is history. You couldn’t shake me from being a believer in writing out goals. I decided to commit to a very simple Belief Builder. It was,

 

I BELIEVE… PERIOD. I MAKE A POSITIVE DIFFERENCE IN EVERY LIFE I TOUCH! I MAKE AN INCREDIBLE LIVING AT THIS AND AM ACHIEVING MY GOALS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THIS COMPANY!! I BELIEVE… PERIOD.

 

Yes, it was short, general, and IT WORKED!!!!!!!!!!!!! I’ve discovered four downright MAGICAL results from this seemingly silly little exercise. And I just can’t wait to share them with you!! First my testimonial. I did them at least 7 times a day for the first 4 days. The 5^th day I did them some and the 6^th I didn’t do them at all. Look at what I realized.

 

 

1. You don’t see positive outcomes right away. That takes time. You don’t miraculously find yourself doing the things you’re saying right off the bat.

 

 

2. HOWEVER, you begin noticing what you’re not doing right away! I did within 2-3 days. This means your belief does begin to change right away. This is the magic moment that you realize the synapse in your brain is already being affected and you KNOW your belief is being affected!! When you realize you’re not doing what you’re saying there is guilt, but it’s a great guilt, not a bad guilt. Positive stress is good for us, negative stress is not. Let me explain.

 

 

3. I walked off the elevator and felt guilty (good guilt). My brain was saying to me, “Hey wait!!!! You make a positive difference with everyone, remember? That’s who you are!! You just got off of that elevator without doing that with that person in there!! That’s not like you!!! I realized my brain already believed that I make a positive difference in every life I touch. This was an awesome moment of realization for me!! My belief was changing already and when our belief changes–our behavior, words and thoughts follow. And when those change, our whole life changes!!!!!

 

 

4. I noticed feeling alive, happy, positive and hope-filled for the 4 days I stayed steady with the belief building practice I’d come up with. My mind was clear; I was coming up with wonderful ideas and creative thought. The 5^th day I felt ok. The sixth day I felt HORRIBLE! I was exhausted and even felt physically ill by the end of the day. Wow!! These Belief Builders are powerful!!!!

I believe that belief is highly underrated!!! It is indeed the most powerful thing on earth and regardless of what you’re doing, where you are in life, how much you weigh, how much you make, what you do for a living or what kind of relationships you have you can have EVERYTHING YOU EVER WANTED IF YOUR BELIEF IS BIG ENOUGH!!!! The thing is people don’t know how to change their belief. My suggestion? No, my adamant request and more than gentle reminder–do the Belief Builder. IT WILL WORK!!! And you will end up at you goals–no maybe, no if’s, not might be’s. I’m a believer!!

 

If you would like to know more about building your belief system to be all that you could ever dream, go to www.neverendingmotivation.com.

 

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