How do my thoughts and beliefs affect my achievements?

Can one little thought stop me from achieving my goals? No. But one thought repeated many times can develop into a belief, and that belief can stop you from achieving your goals. Take a moment to consider whether the beliefs you are reinforcing are helping you or holding you back.

You've no doubt heard (or perhaps said) things like "I'm a klutz," "I don't have the discipline to work from home" or "I'm just not cut out to be in sales." These are all examples of beliefs that are just plain false. They are the result of an accumulation of information that has been consistently and continually reinforced. While you may argue that your actions support your belief (e.g. calling attention to dropping something as "proof" that you're a klutz), it's actually the other way around. Your beliefs create the scenarios to support your perceived limitations. In other words, you are reacting like a klutz, or an undisciplined remote employee, or an underperforming salesperson because you have conditioned yourself to believe that this is what and who you are.

So why don't people just change their beliefs about themselves? Because it's easier said than done. Beliefs require time and consistent reinforcement to take root, so it stands to reason that it takes some time and persistence to undo them too. This is why so many people who read self-improvement books and go to seminars don't actually make lasting changes. They get inspired in the moment, but with no specific process for consistently reinforcing the new beliefs, they simply give up too soon and fall back into their old habits and beliefs.

This is exactly why we developed Mindset Cards. After reading books, going to lectures, and watching videos, the changes just weren't happening. We needed something to actually shift our beliefs about a particular topic…a process that we could follow to replace the damaging beliefs with ones that helped us and made us stronger. That's what Mindset Cards do – and we would love to help you create long-lasting changes in your mindset too.

So, what if you whole-heartedly believed that you were an excellent public speaker, or a strong leader, or comfortable in all social situations? Or that you were an interesting, likeable person with unlimited capabilities? How would those set of beliefs empower you and change your actions and behaviors? Whatever the subject of your limiting beliefs, know that you can override them to allow new beliefs to take hold.