If you believe you can, or you believe you can’t either way your right!
“Belief – an acceptance that something exists or is true, especially one without proof.
trust, faith, or confidence in (someone or something).”
Whether we are aware of it or not our belief system plays an integral role in how we view and experience life. We develop our beliefs from the way we interpret and experience life according to our observations and experience.
Any change begins with you and unless you are ready and willing to re-programme, re-educate and update your internal belief system, you are unlikely to make any significant long lasting change.
Our beliefs are very much like trees, what we see above the ground is the belief, but the real core strength lies beneath the surface, in the roots of the trees.
Every thought and belief we have has the potential to grow and flourish into a strong tree, or a weed. Belief’s are just the same, some are positive, some are neutral and others are negative, dis-empowering or limiting.
All beliefs are developed from our experiences in life, they could come from Evidence – from our own experience, Traditions – family and cultural traditions, Authority – we often adopt our beliefs from things we believed to be true from authority figures in our life, parents, teachers, siblings, public figures, personal hero’s. Repetition – we do things often enough we belief that’s how it is. Combined with emotional charge, if a belief is emotionally charged either positively or negatively this really embeds and strengthen the belief from the roots.
Although beliefs are usually deeply embedded in our subconscious mind, the good news is they can change. Often beliefs change on there own, but if you ever find yourself being limited by a negative or limiting belief, rest assured you can change it!
Beliefs can naturally evolve on their own, which is why make the comparison to trees, a belief may be deeply embedded, then over time the belief may get weaker, like a tree being exposed to the elements, or coming under threat from other more empowering trees. I’m sure you can think of beliefs that once you held and believed to be true with every cell of your being, but now you look back and that belief has evolved changed or completed eradicated. (I won’t give any examples in case there are any believers reading :-))
Sometimes trees get struck by lighting and beliefs can be obliterated in the same way, other may be up rooted by a strong wind. But if a tree needed to be removed, maybe it was unsafe, old and dangerous, it could be chopped down or completely uprooted. The tree could be recycled and used more productively, just like beliefs you can learn from them, take what you need form them, update then and move on.
Not all trees are the same!
One of my favourite films growing up was Karate Kid, not only did it ignite my interest in Martial Arts, but it also introduced me to the bonsai tree;
And I was just wondering if any or your beliefs, potential, ambition for life, change, success are like a bonsai tree?
Ask a small child what he/she wants to be when they grow up and you'll often get an unlimited answer:
A famous actress or singer
A professional sportsman
A Doctor
An astronaut
Their beliefs are like an oak tree growing proudly in a wide open space. Nothing limits them. Their roots are free to reach wherever they wish and their branches and leaves can spread and stretch luxuriously.
But something happens as we leave childhood.
The tree that is our ambition is uprooted. Someone trims the roots, snips the branches and squashes our spirit into a tiny pot that prevents future growth.
We get bonsai'd!
And because we live in a forest of bonsai spirits, where everyone we meet is the same, it seems quite natural.
But you know what? If you take a bonsai tree and plant it in your garden, water it well and feed it with nourishing fertilizer, it will start to grow again.
In a few short years it will make up for lost time and reach out its roots and shoots into the world.
Is your ambition and potential able to catch up?
I think so. Remove the restraints that are holding you back and before long everyone around you will start to look very small and limited.
Is it time that you smashed your pot?
Is it time to up root any old unwanted trees?
Free yourself and imagine what’s possible!
“What your mind believe you will achieve”
Christian Baker
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Are you ready remove the restraints that are holding you back and Develop Your Confidence, and allow the roots of empowering beliefs to grow and spread with confidence.
achieve your goals and enjoy the life that you want?
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