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Do a 180 and conquer limiting beliefs
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Written by Henrik Flensborg
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Thursday, 12 February 2004
Hi,
I went to the movies this weekend and watched Spy Kids 3D
with one of the kids.
Not the most exciting movie (for me), but Michala enjoyed
it immensely - and we both enjoyed the popcorns.
We got a pair of anaglyphic 3D red/green glasses together
with the ticket, and wore these most of the movie.
When you wear these it looks as if objects are popping out
of the screen when in fact they are not.
It got me thinking back 15 years or so when Stereograms or
SIRDS were 'in'.
Stereograms were just a bunch of different colored dots,
but objects magically materialized when you looked at them
in a certain way.
I view life in much the same way.
It's not *what* we look at - it's *how* we look at it -
and ultimately it's what we decide we want to think or
feel about it.
When my well-meaning friends look at our ask-anything-you-
like ebook project all they see is an 'impossible project',
but that's just because they subconsciously look at it from
a less than optimal point of view
Then I smile and tell them that I look at it as a *huge*
task.
And now they're really confused because a huge task to
them is the *same* as an impossible project.
So I explain that I have purposely and consciously decided
that huge tasks is the same as interesting projects.
And I love interesting projects.
So what about your life?
Can you think of a thing or two that you have a less than
optimal view of - a view that limits you?
Something that prevents you from moving forward?
What if it really wasn't as impossible as you first
thought - and all that was needed was for you to look at it
differently?
What if a change of perspective could make all the
difference in the world?
One way to re-frame limiting beliefs - or to challenge
them - is to do a complete 180.
Ask yourself "how can this actually mean exactly the
opposite?" or "what would be possible if I looked at it
exactly the other way?"
I for instance, have this limiting belief that I can't run
as fast as professional athletes - and I even had this
belief when I was young and very fit.
So my question could be "When I run as fast as 'them' what
will I get from it - how will I benefit?"
So I'm reversing the presupposition from "I can't run as
fast." to "when I run as fast."
And I'm seeing it happen by saying "when" instead of "if" -
I make it possible and real in my minds eye.
So which limiting beliefs could you challenge that
previously stood in your way of progress?
Think about it - and then *do* something about it.
I've added a resource section to the website at
http://growth-focus.com/resources where I will list all the
resources I share with you in this newsletter.
This way you can always find what you are looking for
without having to go through all your old emails,
And I'm still looking for contributions to the ebook
project.
So do you have any questions you would like to be answered
- by anyone you choose.
just visit http://growth-focus.com/ebooksurvey.html to
become part of our ebook project.
And if you have feedback in general just drop me a note at
feedback@growth-focus.com - Let me know what you like and
don't like. Tell me what you've been missing or tell me
your biggest problem and I might just come up with a
solution or two.
To your wealth and growth
~Henrik Flensborg
P.S. Ken Evoy is still having his Valentine's Day Special
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presence without having to learn HTML, perl and PHP, and
without having to install log analysis scripts, newsletter
management scripts, form handlers and link tracking
scripts, then you should give SBI a good look before
Valentine's Day.
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