Limiting Beliefs

Ever wonder why you keep attracting the same circumstances and results? It all starts in your belief center. Your beliefs drive your action and therefore your results. In one of my exercises today from the Beyond Freedom program, I began to look at the area of my finances. I saw that I have this whole story about my finances. For example, the way my finances occur for me, is "I'll never get out of debt", "It's hard to make a lot of money", "I can't tell my partner, Max, how much I really owe." More and more beliefs about my finances came pouring out and I was shocked to see for myself everything I have been ignoring and creating. No wonder it feels like it will never change, this is what I've been seeing and believing, like a never ending cycle.
The good news is that we can begin to change our beliefs. I crossed out my top two limiting beliefs and changed them to " Everyday I am increasing my net worth" and "Making money is simple and easy." Now that's is my focus and I am ready to create a new reality with my finances. I felt a sense of relief after reading them because it feels true already. I know every day I am getting better because I am learning something everyday and I will take it each moment at a time.

Visualization

One of the things top leaders do is visualize on their goals everyday. If you can see it in your mind, then you will eventually see it in reality! This morning I had a fun experience as I visualized on one of my goals which is to make 20k in one month by the end of 2009. I started by seeing myself looking at my bank account and there was 20K in there. I was in awe, never had that amount in the bank at one time. Then I thought to myself how am I going to divide this money and where will I spend it, my head started to hurt a little, and then still picturing all of this, I thought well, I can get Max's input on how to split it up. I calmed down a little and I suggested to him how I thought we should spend it. All the while this is going between feeling really real and just a dream. I said, our 4 main goals for the end of the year is to move into our own place, get another car, celebrate my parents 25th anniversary, and be financially free (starting off by paying down our debts). We should split our money between those goals and save 10% for charity and 10%for taxes and to go back into the business and then keep about 20% for our expenses and fun. Wow, I started seeing what I'd do with the money and it started feeling very doable not pie in the sky and I started getting little ideas about what actions to take, its totally possible as a business owner!! So visualization is a very powerful tool to jumpstart you. What are your experiences?

Values

John Wooden states that good values attract good people. I'm reflecting on what my values are.

I value responsibility, taking responsibility for your actions and circumstances. Not blaming anyone else for where you are today, not being a victim.

I value education. Applied knowledge is power. I believe education and learning is a lifelong process. It keeps your mind awake and engaged. I will never know it all. There is something to learn every single day.

A leader never asks someone to do something they haven't already done.

I value patience and compassion. Human beings are not perfect and when given the space to fail, they will learn.

I value integrity. It is the foundation of making things work. I was trained as an Introduction Leader to leave each place cleaner than I found it. A great way to measure the integrity of important areas of your life is to rate them on a scale of 0-10. 0 being it feels like a struggle or obligation and 10 being you feel alive/vital and it works. I learned this in the integrity seminar. At the source of unworkability are a broken promise, broken agreement, or somewhere you have an inauthentic relationship to your word.

Some other values I have are unconditionally loving relationships, contributing to the world, having a healthy mind and body.