Change Your Core Beliefs - Continued

At a recent seminar, I learned a simple technique that helped me disarm my mind’s efforts to keep me “in place.” It’s called “Thank you for sharing.”

The technique is to catch myself entertaining a limiting I AM thought about a subject, such as taking a financial or emotional risk, and as quickly as possible say to myself, “Thank you for sharing. What I really believe is… (fill in the blank with a positive declaration of what I want and deserve to be, do, or have).”

This simple technique works so well because thanking my mind for its input disarms my perception of danger (moving outside my comfort zone) and helps me replace the self-limiting belief with a new belief that supports my desire and of course, helps me remember who I really am.

It sounds a bit strange, but if I think of my mind as an eager friend who wants to support my beliefs, whatever they are, it makes perfect sense!

Other Self-limiting I AMs

Limiting core beliefs can hide in I AMs that take various forms such as I HAVEs or I HATEs, I CAN’Ts, “My-Me WONT’s” or I DON’Ts. Examples are: “I have so many problems.” “I hate this/him/her.” “I can’t do that.” “My upbringing won’t let me.” “I don’t know how.”

If you can pay attention to what you were thinking when you started feeling bad, and choose thoughts that shift your energy toward the future you want to attract, you are moving in the right direction.

You know you are making progress when…

“I have so many problems,” becomes “Thank you for sharing. What I really believe is that all the help I need to resolve my problems is finding its way to me now.”

“I hate her,” becomes “Thank you for sharing. What I really believe is that she is a part of God too, and instead of getting upset when she criticizes me, I’m going to find a way to appreciate and compliment her good qualities.”

“I can’t do that,” becomes “Thank you for sharing. What I really believe is that I can do that when I’m ready, and I’m getting more prepared to do that every day.”

“My upbringing won’t let me,” becomes, “Thank you for sharing. What I really believe is that I was taught not to do that, but I’m beginning to see that it makes sense to at least try to do that until I decide for myself if I should or shouldn’t do it.”

“I don’t know how,” becomes, “Thank you for sharing. I may not know how I’m going to make more money, but I am a part of God and God knows how to do everything. I just have to ask and be open to the answer.”

You can enhance your progress by writing down your limiting I AMs as they come up. Later, when you have some quiet time, write down the “Thank you for sharing. What I really believe…” thoughts you can choose next time. If you don’t have much quiet time, you can make mental notes while you are in the shower, going to work, washing dishes, folding the laundry, or taking out the trash.

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