We Are What We Believe
Our
beliefs shape the way we live. And our lifestyle resolves our purpose.
Our
beliefs about what is possible and impossible are shown in what we do, and our
actions drive us to what is ahead.
Our
beliefs influence our habits and daily routine, and what we do every day is who
we are going to become.
Everything
we have been doing and are still doing can be tracked back to all the beliefs we
held about everything in the world around us.
Belief
is an idea that a person acknowledges as truth. It comes from one’s own
observations, experiences, and reasoning.
That
is why belief is so powerful. What we believe becomes our truth, and we base
our behaviors on what we believe is true.
For
example, when you believe that life is unfair, you may just settle into
mediocrity and not try to do anything worthwhile.
When
you believe that life is beautiful, but short, you will tend to prioritize what
is most important.
Without
belief, it is impossible to obey, impossible to accomplish anything, and
impossible to reach our full potential.
Self-belief
Unfortunately,
most of the time our beliefs about ourselves come from the judgments of other
people.
What
they say about us, what we think they are saying, and what we ponder on after
we have known what they are saying affect how we see ourselves.
The
attitude of pleasing other people is unhealthy and can lead to a lot of unhappiness.
We can choose to ignore these self-limiting voices and believe what we want to
believe.
More emotional than mental
Belief
is more emotional than mental. And because the emotional nature is far tougher than
the mental, it strengthens us. This is the reason why debates or other intellectual
arguments rarely change beliefs.
Belief
resides in the heart and not the mind. Belief being in the heart means that unwavering
belief inspires courage.
Thus
to achieve our goals we need to pay more attention to how we feel and draw
strength from it. What we believe will become our reality, sooner or later.
The key element to success
This
is the key element to success (or failure): belief.
The
foundation of success of many great men and women is their persistent belief in
themselves. They believe they can succeed, and thus they do.
Without
an authentic conviction in our own capability, happiness, satisfaction, and
success will always be a distant dream.
Defend your beliefs
There
may be people who will try and contaminate our beliefs. Let us not allow them.
They
may instill negative ideas in our minds, telling us how hard, how difficult, and
how impossible to achieve our dreams. Just remember that the heart is stronger
than the mind.
Don’t
let these people decide who we are going to become. Let us stay available for
the impossible and stay open to the unimaginable.
Let
us defend our beliefs. Keep them aimed, locked and loaded to achieving our full
potential and the person we ought to become.
We
are what we believe.
