What do you believe in?

This is an incredibly complex area of the psyche to be addressing in a blog post!  I’ll try and keep it very simple.

Beliefs are thoughts we treat as facts and our belief system is built up in incremental stages as we grow and develop.  What you believe in has a huge impact on what you achieve – in life and in business.  Naturally you believe what your parents tell you, your teachers, your friends and what you experience for yourself.  And of course, if it’s printed in a newspaper or shown on TV, it must be true! 

With so many outside influences come conflicting ‘facts’ and, if you pay heed to enough of them, it’s very easy to become confused as to what exactly you should believe in.

If you’ve been following the financial stories over the last couple of months, you’d be forgiven for believing that the world as we know it is about to end.  I’m not denying that stock markets and currencies around the world aren’t suffering, but just what are they suffering from?

My take on this (as a mere observer) is that the markets are believing in the worst case scenario the media has been headlining morning, noon and night.  So far it’s become a bit of a self-fulfilling prophesy unfortunately.

Beliefs are incredibly powerful, as if you needed reminding.  And, in the absence of cold hard facts, selecting what to believe in needs to be as painstakingly undertaken as negotiating your way across a multi-lane road junction with traffic light failure. 

What you choose to believe in will influence and shape your life and your business.  While believing something won’t always ‘make it so’, it will improve your motivation, energy and chances of success.

So, what do you believe in?

Comments

[LouiseBJ]

I'm so pleased you enjoyed this post Gee and thanks very much for your kind comments:)

Yes, being an individual does takes effort as you say - but the results are much more satisfying.

[Gee Backhouse]

What a refreshing post and you've kept it simple, beautifully. It's vital to remember that we really do have a choice about what to believe in.

Keeping that in mind encourages us to compare others' views with our own, and update our own beliefs as necessary. It's how we learn and grow. Yes, this does require effort. But we're individuals, aren't we?

Gee