Improve Your Belief & Achieve!

Are you finding it difficult to get that promotion? Start or improve that relationship? What about starting or growing your dream business? 

Have you ever wondered why it may not be coming together or why you cannot overcome the obstacles that may stand in your way? 

Are you spending more time complaining about the obstacles than you are thinking and doing what is required to overcome them?

Are we half-century entertaining doubts and negative notions of failure? 

Are we constantly thinking about why it will not work rather than how to make it work? 

Just maybe, you are sabotaging your own success. Just maybe, you are focusing so much on what could go wrong, that it actually does. 

Having gone past my half-century mark, I’ve had a lot of experiences and learned that most times, we don’t achieve, because we don’t believe! 

I know we say that we believe, but do we? 

I too have had my struggles believing. There have been times when I just couldn't see a way through; when everything around me was telling me that it was impossible, that it was just not meant to be. At times, I have allowed the circumstances to overwhelm me and I gave up.

Recently I faced a situation where our daughter needed us to believe with and for her. At first it was easy, as things were going well. However, when I was told by someone who was part of the decision-making process that it will not happen, that’s where the struggle began. I declared correctly that I will still hold on to the belief that she will be favoured and successful. I spoke in line with my belief; however, the doubtful thoughts began. It took a great deal of effort and a coming together as a family in common faith to pull us through.

You see, God, the creator, honours belief, He honours and rewards faith. That’s how it works. Faith and belief; however, is cultivated through the control of our thought life.

It takes just as much energy to think of how that relationship can work and what I can do to improve it, as it does to ponder on the fact that it’s not working. It takes as much energy to believe that you cannot achieve the revenue or profit goals that you’ve set, as it does to believe that it’s impossible and everything is working against you.

The difference is that negative thoughts condition our belief and actions. If we believe that it cannot and will not work, then this is what consumes our minds and ultimately drives our actions. If you want things to change around you, then change must begin in your mind, it must begin with your thoughts. It begins with keeping your thoughts and mind pure and positive. While you must acknowledge the reality, you must confess and declare the Truth. The Truth that you desire.

"Oh, that’s difficult Ian" you might say. Yes, it is; however, how many significant things have you achieved that were easy? Not a lot, I’m sure. While we cannot control what comes to our minds, we can definitely control what lingers there. 

Let me suggest that a key step to the achievement of your goals, is believing that you can and being determined that winning is the only option. 

Test it!

Take the next 30 - 45 days and keep your thoughts positive, believe for something that’s important to you and take at least one action daily that is intended to lead you towards that goal or destination.

1.   First, agree with a declaration that starts with 'I AM' and ends with the confirmation of what you want to achieve and do not entertain any thoughts that suggest that you CAN’T. 

2.   State that declaration three times a day with your meals, emotions, passions and beliefs. 

3.   Then take at least 10 minutes a day to think about what you can do to ensure you achieve your stated goal.

Let’s take this journey together. Share the post, what you’re believing for and how you’re progressing, and I’ll see you on the other side of Success!

Coach IanB