What to do When Your Beliefs Conflict

In my last article I gave you some homework… Let me remind you:

“Here is some 'homework' for you to do over the next two weeks: Get a pad of paper and on the top of it write, ‘I believe…’ You will add beliefs to that list whenever you can. List out as many of your beliefs as possible. I would say you should come up with a minimum of 50. You can do this. Take the time and build your list of beliefs. We will then do something with that information.”

If you didn't read the article in the last newsletter or have yet to write your list then… STOP… and after you have spent about 10 minutes pick up the article and lets continue on.

Now that you have identified beliefs I want to make sure we are on the same page. Let me share with you some of my beliefs. I believe… that we are all accountable for our actions on this planet, someday; That my role as a father is one of the most important roles in my life; That there is one true God and His son died on a cross so that I may spend eternity in heaven; That he who has been blessed with much is responsible to share that with others; That humility and humbleness are important qualities to demonstrate; That I was put on this planet to do something great; That Givers Gain and Takers Lose….

Those are some of my beliefs and your list should be along those same lines. The longer your list the more you will identify those beliefs that are conflicting. Why is this important, because if your beliefs conflict then you will experience some struggles, walls…and much confusion. We get conflicts when two or more beliefs lead to conflicting behaviors. The situation usually creates a “double bind”…you know what that is…damned if you do and damned if you don’t. The most serious conflicts occur when the conflict involve your identity, and a negative judgment on ones self.

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When you have conflicting beliefs, you get conflicting results. By the same measure, when you find yourself not getting the results you want in life, an excellent place to look for the cause of this is your beliefs.

Scott's article in this issue offers you a powerful way to view and change your conflicting beliefs. Included in that article is a link to download a document that gives you more details about the levels at which you hold beliefs. If you didn't do this already, click here and read the article. The download link is several paragraphs down.

By using this simple, but powerful technique, you will not only uncover the source of your conflicting beliefs, you will also see how to remove the conflict.

And be sure to tune in to the next newsletter for more support to help you live your dreams!

In my 14 years as a business owner, husband, father and community leader, I have strived to seek a balance in my life, by giving not only to my community, but sharing time with a busy practice and the needs of my family. I have created a very successful physical therapy business. I have three beautiful children and a wonderful wife and up until Leadership Awakening was genuinely very happy with my life and achieving my personal and career goals.

I was referred to Leadership Awakening by a very close friend that understood the struggles of small business ownership and having a family. He insisted that I attend, even though his perception of me was that I had it together and had a good balance in life. I have not stopped thanking him to this day for not assuming that I did not need this class.

I went into Awakening with the idea that I would spend 2 ½ days learning a few new business ideas and implement them into my practice. Needless to say I came out of Awakening with a whole new perspective and understanding of not only myself but how that truly relates to my family, my business and my community. I realized that I had worked to create what I had wanted but had not allowed myself to live the dream that I had actually created. UP until NOW.

No other leadership and personal growth program has ever provided for me what Leadership Awakening has. The beauty of it all is my wife saw such a change in my leadership skills and personal life that she has attended Awakening and we are both going to Adventure in a week. Empower U will take my next 30 years to the level that I have always wanted. I will continue to create it and most of all live it. My personal growth since Awakening as been phenomenal and after all leadership is about the person and therefore, leadership development is about personal growth.

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