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So many of us harbor beliefs about ourselves that are not only wrong, but downright destructive. Would you like to find out how to bypass the Belief Detective inside of you that is holding you back from believing good things about yourself? You may not realize this, but your beliefs are assumptions, explanations, and conclusions you've adopted throughout your life starting in infancy. They become the rules that shape your perception of the world. They become so ingrained, due in part to your experiences that seem to prove their accuracy. So you think they are truth, when in fact they are not. Why, for example, might one child grow up believing one thing, while a sibling believes something entirely different? Because beliefs are based on the individual's interpretation of an event, not on the actual event itself. So if one child is neglected, they might become needy, always seeking love because they felt rejected. However, the sibling may become independent, because they learned to stand on their own. Same situation, different interpretation, different beliefs. Since beliefs are the foundation upon which we build our view of the world, its difficult to move forward in life and to break through barriers if our beliefs limit us. They define our world, and anything we do that challenges a deep-seated belief meets with great resistance. I know for me, it feels like an internal tug-of-war! It seems like I have this Belief Detective, and anytime a belief feels threatened, it retaliates. You've probably experienced how your negative beliefs are insidious and keep you stuck. If you believe you will never succeed, then that belief will keep you from succeeding no matter what actions you take. However, we all have positive beliefs as well, or we would never accomplish any good in our lives. Most of our beliefs are lodged deep in our sub-conscious minds and are hidden from view. We are being driven and directed by these unknown beliefs, so it is challenging to change them if we don't know what they are. Sometimes we get lucky and beliefs that no longer serve us dissipate by themselves and are replaced by more positive beliefs (Like you believe you can't swim until you do - belief gone!). So what we need to do is uncover the beliefs that have been stopping us and replace them with beliefs that better serve us. NNow how do you go about changing these beliefs? First you have to be willing and you need to realize that the beliefs you hold have some sort of payoff for you. Maybe they prove you right, maybe they keep you safe, but whatever it is, when you try to change it, your Big Bad Belief Detective will try to stop you. For instance, I was told that doing affirmations was very helpful in reprogramming limiting beliefs. However, I found that I just couldn't do them for any length of time. I'd get bored, tired or find other excuses not to do them. Why, because my Belief Detective put up those roadblocks to stop me from trying to change my beliefs. Insidious, isn't it? I finally realized that I would need to find a way to bypass my Belief Detective. Although I experimented with a variety of techniques including hypnosis, visualization, meditation, and more, with some limited success but I still could not seem to get past the excuses. What I finally found that worked for me was setting my affirmations to catchy tunes. You know how you can get a song stuck in your head that just won't go away? Well, I took advantage of that and put my positive statements to short jingles and went around singing them all day. I called them AttitudeZapz! Do you ever remember arguing with yourself about song lyrics? Probably not! It has also been proven scientifically that when the critical mind, or the conscious mind is absorbed in the music, the uncritical subconscious mind, just receives the affirmations without filtering them. So there's no voice inside your head saying "Liar, liar." And because once you get these stuck in your head, you can sing them mindlessly and you don't even have to wonder if you believe the words or not. They just slip easily into your subconscious mind. Ha! I'd finally found a way to stop the Belief Detective. It's so easy and because of that, I've been able to grow amazingly fast and you can as well. You can put your affirmations to music too if you want to, but if you'd like some help, why not give AttitudeZapz! a try and put that Belief Detective out of a job.
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Debbie Thomas is the creator of AttitudeZapz! Affirmation Jingles, highly effective, positive affirmations set to catchy jingles. They get stuck in your head and help flip the switch on your attitude. Go to AttitudeZapz.com for a free sample.
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