A private small business coaching client gave me the head’s up about this short little video and I want to pass it along to you.
It’s a delightful reminder of how, as children, we are so full of self-esteem and confidence. It’s just a natural part of childhood. But for most of us, something changes as we grow older. We start to doubt ourselves. We develop fears and insecurities.
Where did that confident and self-assured little girl (or boy) go? And, more importantly – how do you get her back? Although the description of the video talks about the power of affirmations – I don’t think that’s enough.
One of the concepts I like to share, with my clients and in the Magnetic Goals Home Study Course, is the how you progress from a thought (affirmation) to a strong belief. The difference between having an idea that you can do (or have) something important to you and the strong belief that you can – is evidence.
It’s true that you choose your thoughts, but it’s only when you have evidence to support what you think that it become a strong belief.
Most of us seem to just let our attention wander at will but our mind is actually continually seeking evidence to support our strong beliefs. If you believe you are not good enough – your mind will seek out evidence to support that belief – and you will find it. You see, as humans we just plain like to be right about what we believe and so we go about unconsciously proving it to ourselves over and over again, all day long.
If instead, you actively and deliberately look for evidence to support some other belief you would like to have, perhaps a belief that you are capable of doing the most wondrous things – you will find that.
Decide what you want to believe then get busy consciously collecting evidence. Try it. It works!
That video was one of the best affirmations I have seen. It truly makes us know we CAN do it again as adults. Most of us are unbelievably blessed and we do like a lot of things about ourselves. We just need to state them out loud. Pulling lots of them together focuses us on the positive and it helps start the day. I just shook off a couple of negatives sent to my by my dear hubby after I watched that video. I bet if I went to the mirror right now and listed many of the parts of me that were fantastic, I would shed the rest of the insecurities.
Live and Love in JOY…..S>
It is true, indeed.
The same stands true for concentrating on what you DON’T want to happen. Our minds visualize what we don’t want to happen, and then unconcsciously set about making that very thing happen! Just as you recommend getting busy consciously collecting evidence for that good stuff we may have difficulty believing about ourselves, it is important to visualize what one WANTS to happen and make conscious steps TOWARD that goal.
Thank you for sharing the information. It is truly freeing.
Best –
Lauren