The Practice of Believing

We've all been told or heard at some point in our lives that if you truly believe something - have faith that it will happen - it will happen. Now I know a lot of people don't completely accept that idea and then there are those who say they practice it - but really don't proactive it - they just think they do. Then are those who truly proactive Believing and have tremendous success. Ever wonder why or how they do that? There are a number of steps involved in the Practice of Believing - and you really need to have it all in place before this Proactive of Believing can help you achieve your goals.


Some Background
Before I get into how to develop the practice of believing I think it's important to give you a little background. Rather than give you a list of famous quotes I thought it would be more helpful to look at some concrete information that validates the notion that what you believe is what you will get. Most scientists who have examined the power of prayer and how beliefs impact a person's health agree _ that a person who believes they are sick and going to die will not fare as well as someone who believes he or she can recover and will survive - the latter usually go on to live a healthy lifestyle. Today in New York City - doctors at Sloan-Kettering cancer center are teaching cancer patients the power of positive thinking and how their beliefs will impact their chances of survival.


Since the turn of the Century (2000 and forward) researchers have begun to take a closer look at the impact the state of a person's mind has on their health and life. Those that have completed their studies have found that what we think and the state or our mind have a direct impact on our life, reality and health.


What You Believe is What You Get!

What you believe is what you get! I think that about sums it up. Now I know some of you may not accept that - but here's what happens when you believe something. If you believe that relationships are difficult and require a lot of work - then you'll only attract people who Will make the relationship difficult or force you to put a lot of work into it. More importantly - if you worry about something - you basically believe the worst and you'll likely get the worst. That doesn't happen all of the time and there is a reason for it not happening all of the time. Even though you worry - a small part of you is hopeful that you'll have a positive outcome and thus a complete disaster is often avoided. However, if you were to only worry and think of the worst at all times - never being hopeful - then you could be setting up yourself for a massive disaster.


But there is more to believing than just creating beliefs. Having positive beliefs is the first step toward creating a positive and successful life. Believing is something completely different. Here's an and example: You may have positive beliefs about money; you may have a belief that there are plenty of ways to make money. But if you don't believe that you will make money - you won't make the amount that you are hoping for. Still confused? Let's try to clear it up.


A belief is the way you feel about something - it's deeply rooted and if I asked you a question about it you'd have an answer. Believing something is trusting that what you want can and will happen. There is not a single doubt that it will happen - you completely trust and know that it will happen. Many people I speak to are missing this element in their daily lives. They'll do all of the other work that is necessary to achieve their goals - but they can't get this element of believing into their system.


How to Practice Believing
In many ways we've been raised to not believe. If you can't see it - it's not real - that's what we're taught. But believing is vital to our survival and success. If we could only believe that everything would work out and trust that what you want can and will happen - you'd have remarkable results. your life would change in ways you never thought possible. But for some reason - most people just can't believe that things will workout for them. They look at past results and judge their future on those results.

Let me ask you a few simple questions: Do you believe, without a doubt, that you can and will have everything that you want in life?

Do you believe without a doubt that you will be guided to the right situation at the right time - no matter what you will get to where you want to be in life?

Do you believe, without a doubt, that there is always a way to achieve your goals - you just have to find it?

If you answered no or maybe to any of the above questions - you don't believe - and therefore won't get to where you want to be.

Believing requires this complete trust that everything will workout. That you will do your part in finding solutions while trusting and knowing that you can and will get what you want out of life.

Here's an example of believing that most of us can relate to on some level. If you have a child or if a friend or a relative has a newborn child - then think about that child for a moment. Think about the earliest time that you saw that child. Remember when it couldn't even feed itself or make a sound. It had no motor coordination and didn't really recognize things very well.

Now assuming this was a healthy child - When it was at that stage - did you or it's parent - ever doubt that it would learn to walk? then answer is no. Everybody was convinced; everybody believed that the child would learn to walk.

That's the kind of belief I'm talking about that's needed to achieve your goals. You have to believe that things will workout - no doubts - just trust in yourself, your inner powers and the powers that be - that everything will workout.

So how do we get to that level?

First of all you have to get there by taking small steps. Start setting small goals - even with things you know will happen - and then trust and let go - see what happens. You could do this when you're driving - trust that you'll get to work on time and have as easy commute. See what happens after a week of doing this. If you misplace your keys - tell yourself you know where they are and then trust that you'll find them at the right time. Let's go - do something else for a while and see what happens. If you're not sure about a decision you have to make - think of all the possibilities - then tell yourself that you're making the right decision and let go - forget about making the decision. After a while you'll naturally think about it again - and you'll make your decision easily. The key is to trust and let go - sometimes you have to distract yourself so you don't worry. Worry is the opposite of trusting and believing - it's saying I don't believe so I have to worry - because by worrying I can make it better - but you can't. So get busy - distract yourself and see what happens.

Is suggest you start small so that you develop this practice. Because when the big decisions need to be made you'll believe that you can and will do what you need to do and achieve your goals.

This process is so simple yet so powerful - but it takes time to develop the habit. I've been doing it and teaching it for years - and you know what - sometimes I do slip up and have to remind myself of this basic fundamental process. This practice of believing is vital to your success - without it everything else you do will be pointless in the end.