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Below is the process for first identifying various limiting beliefs, and then how to change those beliefs. Read and complete the actions required. Use the audio guide (above) too for the belief change portion of the process.
Write down a belief that you feel is limiting you (LIMITING BELIEF). For example
“No pain, no gain”
“I can’t get what I want”
“I can’t work a computer”
In your case perhaps something to do with the reason for picking up this book, like
“I never stick to working out”
“I always quit when the going gets tough”
Now write down a belief that you used to believe but now don’t. Perhaps it is something about Father Christmas, or the Tooth Fairy, perhaps you once believed you could never run a marathon but did it, or go travelling by yourself but then went exploring on your own.
Now write down a positive belief that you want to have instead of the limiting one in step (a). Maybe it’s something along the lines of “I am able to make healthy food choices”.
Now write down a belief that you are absolutely certain about; like the sun will rise tomorrow, the seasons change, the sun rises in the east and sets in the west.
Read this entire process first to get a feel for it before attempting it.
For this process, it’s important not to over think the process but allow the answers to come almost without thinking. The key to this process is speed and you must answer the questions quickly. I recommend asking a friend to do this with you or using the guided materials.
1. Okay, for whatever you answered for belief in (a) above, I want you to bring an image of it to your mind as you think about this belief. Something will appear; something that represents that belief for you.
2. As you think about the image, in a moment, you will need to note down the responses that result after being asked the question in step 3. Note the answer. Use just a letter to abbreviate the answer as the questions must be asked quickly (e.g. ‘B’ for black & white, ‘N’ for near etc). If you are working with a friend, ask them to ask the questions and make a note of your responses.
3. So, getting back to the image. Allow that image to come to your mind and answer the following questions about it.
Is the image........?
B & W or Colour
Near or Far
Bright or Dim
Location (is it in front, to the side)
Size (big, small, huge etc)
Associated (own eyes) or Disassociated (see yourself in picture)
Framed or Panoramic
Movie or Still
Many images or just one
[Movie] Fast/Normal/Slow
3D or Flat
Viewing angle (above, side, below...)
4. Now think of something completely different – think about where you last went on holiday, or who is number one in the charts right now. (I’ll refer to this as ‘breaking state’ later on – i.e. When I ask you to think of something completely different.)
5. Now do step 1 - 3 again but with the old belief you used to hold, belief (b). Notice everything about that image as you did before. Colour, size, location, movie/still, contrasts etc and put these in the column under (b).
6. Break your state again – think about something completely different. What was the last book you read? Who’s your favourite actor?
7. Notice the big differences between the two images. Was one black and white, while the other colour? In one of the pictures were you looking through your own eyes but in the other you could see yourself in it? Was one up close to you but the other far away? One a movie but the other a still image? Notice the biggest differences that you had. Perhaps circle them.
8. Now here’s the fun part. Bring the image from belief (a) to your attention and start to play with the qualities of that image. Make the image take on qualities from the second image; your belief (b). For example, if the image you had for belief (a) was colour but the image you had for belief (b) was black and white, I want you to make the image for belief (a) black and white as well. The same with the location. Move belief (a) to where belief (b) was positioned and make it a similar size. Anything that was distinctly different between the two images I want you to transfer the quality from the limiting belief image in (a) to make it like the belief in (b).
9. Break your state. What does your front door look like? Does it open to the right, or to the left?
10. Now, similarly, with the new positive belief that you wrote down for belief (c) – bring all the qualities of the image to life as you did before (steps 1 – 3). Notice the image you have - its size, location, colour, contrast, whether it’s a movie or still image, how many pictures. Go down the table and notice the qualities. If you’re doing this with a friend, ask them to read out the different qualities quickly, almost allowing you no time to think. Call out the answers and get them to note them down under column (c).
11. Break your state and think of something else. What’s your favourite book? Which book did you read most recently?
12. Now bring to your mind an image that represents belief (d) and take note of all the qualities of that image. Size, colour, location etc as listed in the table above. Again, do this quickly and make a note under column (d).
13. Break your state and think of something else. What was the last mode of transport you took?
14. Notice all the major differences between the results under columns (c) and (d). Perhaps circle them. For example, one might have been in 3D but the other 2D. One colour, the other black and white.
15. Now bring back to your mind the image you had for belief (c) and start to change the qualities of that image to become like those in belief (d). For example, if the image of your desired positive belief from belief (c) was in the bottom right of your field of view and in black and white and small, but the image you held for belief (d) was full colour and in front of you on a gigantic screen, then move the image from belief (c) to look like that.
This may take a bit of getting used to and I advise you to perform it in pairs of beliefs. I.e. first do beliefs (a) & (b) – steps 1- 9, and then move on to beliefs (c) & (d), steps 10 - 15.
If you’re working on your own, make sure that you understand and have remembered the process so you don’t have to break your concentration to focus on what is needed next.
If you have a partner with you then they can assist by asking you the questions of what the image looks like.