Sherri OBrien

TODAY IS THE DAY 🙂🌹

Good morning, everyone. What an incredible day it is today. I am so very thankful for being here with you, and I am incredibly humble that you are choosing to spend some of your precious and valuable time here with me. Thank you!

Previously, we were looking at our belief system and how it can limit us from getting to our goals. We discovered that behind every choice is a belief from our system, and that our choices will become behaviors that then become habits, and over time and consistency can help us succeed (or not) depending on those choices.

Now we need to deal with those beliefs that don't serve us anymore. They are holding us back, and we need to decide NOW to "draw a line in the sand" (as Darren Hardy says).

He continues on to suggest that we use the phrase: "I used to believe_________ was scary, now I'm getting better and better every day." You need to fill in the blank with whatever belief is not serving you. For example: I used to believe that making a video for YouTube™ or Facebook™ was scary, but I'm getting better and better every day. This starts to reshape that limiting belief into a belief that I am getting better and will overcome that fear. See how easy that is? You've got this, you can do this. Just take one belief at a time and change your self-talk every time you come across this belief. Do it every day, be consistent and you will start noticing a change.

Well, that's it for today. Next time we will explore the next step in the process of changing your belief system.

Take care everybody and be safe out there.

Sherri

Hey everybody, I hope you are having a beautiful day. 🌹

Today, as I was watching a training video by Darren Hardy, I came to understand that my belief system is actually a skill set that I have developed over my lifetime.

You see, when we are born, we have absolutely no belief system whatsoever, and then by the age of 3 or 4 we start to match the belief systems of the adults that we are surrounded by. As we grow up our belief system is one of acceptance and not choice, it is a survival mechanism. Our system is molded by what we observe both consciously and unconsciously, good or bad.

Intelligence doesn't matter in your belief system. Your beliefs become your identity and your mask that you hide behind. Our limiting beliefs are continually and perpetually reinforced because we interpret information that comes into our senses and mold it to fit the way we want the world to be and not necessarily how the world really is, this is called belief confirmation.

The good news is that there is definitive research that shows a link between the mind and body. What you think and believe will affect how you behave and perform. This means that you can learn to reshape your beliefs and if you change your beliefs, you will change your life. I'm so excited to know this. I can change my limiting beliefs of worthlessness, helplessness and hopelessness into beliefs that I am worthy, I am capable, I can do this, I am enough, and I will prevail. I believe in me!

WOW, that is some powerful stuff. How about next time we look at some steps to change those limiting beliefs? Sound good?
OK then. Please leave a comment below if you have any questions or want to share your take aways from today. I always appreciate your thoughts.

Well, that's all for today. See you next time, take care and be safe out there.

Sherri

Hello everybody. I hope you are having a great day.

Last time we were talking about creating more success in the pillars of your life. My pillars being Physical, Personal, and Professional. We talked about how we can develop daily rituals in each of the pillars to draw us closer to our goals.

I was reading "The Compound Effect" by Darren Hardy; and he was explaining how slow and steady wins the race, and if you apply small, smart choices each day into your life that you can reap huge rewards. These choices don't need to create disruption in your daily routine, just implement small incremental changes consistently and over time you will see massive results, thus creating the compound effect.

Here is an example he used:
Let's say you want to lose some weight, nothing earth shattering, just some extra pounds with no major fuss. So, you decide to cut your caloric intake by 125 calories each day and increase you step count by a couple thousand each day, less than a mile. By the end of the 31st month the change will be startling, you will have potentially lost 33 pounds.

If you do the math:
31 months = 940 days
940 days x 125 calories / day = 117,500 calories
117,500 calories / 3500 calories per pound =33.5 pounds.

And these were all very small, smart choices like using mustard instead of mayo on your sandwich, or choosing seltzer over soda, taking the stairs instead of the elevator.

One important thing to remember is that you can easily be tempted to give up and abandon your choices, so your commitment to stay on track must strong and unwavering, just make small doable choices that are easy, and I encourage you to find an accountability partner to help you.

Well, that's it for today, I hope you got some value out this and can start to make small, smart choices in your daily lives to start creating more success in the pillars of your life.

Take care and be safe out there, see you next time.
Sherri