Are your beliefs useful?

??Week 1: Are your beliefs useful? ??

Sorry to tell you but much of the self-help advice isn’t that useful.

Much of it is “cruel optimism” (Johann Hari - Stolen Focus)

Here’s my story, and you too can achieve these results if you buy my course.

Being positive doesn’t give you results.

But a “Useful Belief” gives you a strategy to get out of a hole and get to the next level.

Reframing how you see (and believe) things.

Here are 6 from the book:

1. If you're going to work in your industry you need to believe it’s the best time in history to be in {insert your industry}.
2. This is the greatest time ever to be a parent (and to be a child).
3. This experience (meeting/trip/appointment/day) is definitely happening, so what is the most useful mindset for me to go into it with?
4. You had the parents you were supposed to have.
5. The “reality” of this situation is bad. What is the most useful strategy to move me from ground zero to one?
6. Everything that happens teaches us things.

Whether this is true or not. Truth is irrelevant when framing a useful belief.

Because a useful belief is about seeing the opportunities that we can capitalise on right now.

When in the context of all our existing realities, having useful beliefs could be a game-changer.

When something significant happens in your life ask yourself two simple questions:

Why did this happen?

What did I learn from it??

7 Simple Useful Beliefs

1. Time management

What activities get the best results?

2. Coding success

Who is the best at doing “that”

3. Body language

Adopt useful body language

4. Being Present

5. Gratitude

Every day has a trajectory. Up or down?

6. Energy

Have abundant energy

7. Taking action

"I need to do this.."

Summary

7.5/10??? rating

Key Takeaways:

I love these types of books. Short, to the point, and one key message including a few actionable items.

Author: Chris Helder

Purchase the book (and others) here: https://chrishelder.com.au/publications

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