Your beliefs and your success

Want to succeed in life? Change your beliefs, it's as simple as that. I know I've said it before along with countless other individuals in the field of personal development but it is extremely important for one to change his or her beliefs in order to reach a goal.

 

See. we all want a quick fix when it comes to altering our beliefs and our lives but in reality there really is no quick fix just  tools that can speed up the process.

 

About 3 months ago I had to change my beliefs about waking up at 6:00 am. My internal alarm and my cell phone wanted me to get up at 6:45am which would allow enough time to eat breakfast, drink coffee, and get to the office but I had a desire to change this so that I had an extra hour in the morning to be productive. I thought about all of the stuff I knew about personal development and used a few techniques.

 

I Looked at the situation from a different angle

 

I took a step back from the situation. I thought to myself there are countless people in the world who get up an hour earlier than I do (even some that wake up 2 hours earlier). I said, if they can do it why cant I?  This method of stepping back from the situation is important and can be applied to anything; weightloss, quitting a bad habit, starting a business, changing a belief, etc. Think about your situation. Ask yourself questions. One question I asked was, "if I go to bed at a reasonable time and allow myself 7 hours, isn't that enough time to sleep? Is the extra 45 minutes going to make all of the difference." 

 

I began to affirm

 

I said to myself, each night as I fell asleep, "I wake up each day at 6:00 am and have enough energy to go about my day."  I literally chanted this in my head. I began to believe these words in time and was able to reach my goals.

Set an affirmation for yourself - We do this in hypnosis sessions and find that clients have an easier time reaching their goals/altering their beliefs. Make sure your affirmations are positive and in the present tense.

 

Begin taking steps, don't just leap

 

When altering a belief it is important to take little steps as opposed to one big leap. I started setting the alarm for 6:30 for a few days, 6:20, 6:10 and finally 6:00a.  I believe that instead of taking a giant leap if we set these smaller goals for ourselves it won't be such a shock to the mind and the body. This same technique can be used to reach your weight loss goal, your sales targets, quitting a habit, starting something new, etc. Look at your goal as getting to the top floor of the house, you wouldn't just leap you would take the steps. 

 

Continue to set new goals

 

When I reached my goal of waking up early I continued to wake up early throughout the week. I set new goals which helped me wake up and stay excited. I knew that if I was going to continue to wake up early I would have to have a reason to wake up. If you are building a business, trying to lose weight, trying to rid yourself of a bad habit or anxiety, think about the motivating forces behind your ambition. Are you attempting something because it will allow you freedom in other areas of your life? Once you reach your first milestone are their other goals that you can set to keep you motivated? Think about these things.