Have you ever found yourself following a �rule� and then wondering where you got that rule? �Rules� that say things like it takes money to make money, or that business and personal don�t mix?
This is the seed of thought for this article that talks about our resistance to change and that resistance being driven by our “bag of beliefs”. So often, we inadvertently limit ourselves because we are hanging on to old ideas by binding ourselves to rules, of which we have no idea where we got them or how to let go of them. This article offers a very simple look at this process and suggests a way to take inventory of the beliefs that drive your business.
This article was published in the Midland Reporter-Telegram on July 2, 2006.
View the entire article here.
Packing Your Belief Bags [PDF, 24 KB]
See also previous post Seeking Life’s Treasures.
[...] This is a short article I wrote about WILLINGness. The article addresses the insanity of how we get in our own way by being UNwilling. You don’t have to believe something is for the better to be willing to try it. If what you are doing isn’t working for you then do something different–it doesn’t matter what it is. See also Packing Your Belief Bags, an article I wrote for the Midland Reporter-Telegram on resistance to change. [...]