Changing your Mindset
Let me tell you about the life coaching session that I had recentlywith let’s call him Bill. We all have limiting beliefs about life that hold us back. We are reluctant to challenge them. So we stay stuck in a box and live a life of mediocrity.
Bill believed that he wasn’t very good with money and that he could never get ahead of the game. He had accumulated a substantial amount of credit card debt and even though he was making payments of over $3000 per month, the principle sum that he owed stayed the same. Not only did he feel a certain amount of shame, he was defensive about discussing his situation and accepted that he couldn’t do anything about it because his credit rating was low. He felt hopeless.
Finally after much exploring and prodding he was able to find a lender who loaned him the money that he owed at a substantially lower rate.
Even though he still owed the same amount of money, his attitude about money and his self esteem immediately changed. He was smiling and optimistic about his future.
There are many assumptions that we make about our lives that are just not true. Challenge them to see if they are the truth. Sometimes they are but usually you’ll find that all you need is a shift in attitude.
So for Bill his next inquiry is to look at other areas of his life, where he might also be making false assumptions and to examine them one at a time.
In your own life, take a look at one of your false assumptions. What shift in attitude could you make that would change how you feel about the situation?
JOURNEY ON
MARK
JOURNEY ON is a blog dedicated to personal and professional development. Mark Susnow,JD, is an Executive and Life Coach, who inspires others to believe in themselves. A former successful trial attorney for 30 years and musician, he integrates what it takes to be successful in the world with the inner wisdom unfolded to him through years of yoga and meditation. He also publishes, Letters on Life, an inspirational ezine. Signup! http://www.inspirepossibility.com