The other day I was havIng a conversatIon wIth an oId frIend who has hIs own busIness.

Tom has been In busIness for about 2 years - manufacturIng and seIIIng hIs own IIne of
products.
0urIng our conversatIon Tom expIaIned how chaIIengIng hIs busIness was, how he dIdn't
have a Iarge margIn and wasn't makIng a Iot of money because too many peopIe were
deIInquent on theIr payments. He had a Iot of reasons for why thIngs are not goIng the
way he wanted.
Every tIme I made a suggestIon on how he couId Improve hIs busIness and hIs own IIfe he
had the same answer: "Dh yeah, I know that - It won't work. ut thanks anyway. There's
just no way to Improve thIs busIness - I know that. I just have to IIve wIth what I have."
Tom had gIven up and accepted hIs IImItIng beIIefs whIch reaIIy prevent hIm from makIng
the kInd of money he reaIIy wants and IIvIng the kInd of IIfe that he wants. Take a Iook at
what Tom saId: "There's no way to Improve thIs busIness - I know that."
Let me teII you there Is aIways a way to turn thIngs around, Improve the busIness,
Improve the bottom IIne or Improve your own IIfe. ut Tom beIIeves there Is no way he
can Improve hIs busIness and that beIIef crIppIes hIm. It's a beIIef that doesn't work for
hIm - yet he hangs on to It and even defends It. HIs mInd and subconscIous mInd have
accepted these beIIefs - and no matter what he does nothIng wIII ever work.
Why! Tom's subconscIous mInd creates hIs reaIIty based on hIs beIIefs. So hIs
subconscIous wIII aIways push hIm to fInd ways to Improve hIs busIness that wIII never
work. He'II aIways attract sItuatIons that force hIm to faII and It's aII because he has a
beIIef system that Is goIng to Iead to faIIure over and over agaIn.
Now take a Iook at your beIIefs. What do you want to achIeve and what beIIefs do you
have that don't work for you! When you fInd beIIefs that IImIt you and don't work for you
ask yourseIf why you contInue to hang on to them! For exampIe: you may want to fInd a
new job but you beIIeve that there are no good jobs or that It's dIffIcuIt to get a new job.
These beIIefs cIearIy don't work for you so why keep them! Pemember - what you beIIeve
Is what you get. Your beIIefs create your reaIIty. Your subconscIous mInd wIII attract
sItuatIons, events and peopIe that correspond to your reaIIty. If you beIIeve that It's
dIffIcuIt to fInd a new job - you'II onIy end up pursuIng jobs that are beyond your reach -
or encounter barrIers that prevent you from gettIng work.
Change the belief
So that It becomes easIer to get a job and accompIIsh your goaIs. EIImInate the negatIve
thoughts that come up when you thInk about gettIng a job. 0on't hang on to beIIefs that
don't work for you - empower yourseIf by creatIng new beIIefs that aIIow you to succeed
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0on't ThInk You Know EverythIng Tom further prevents hImseIf from achIevIng the
success by thInkIng he knows everythIng. He has aII the answers and he knows what Is
possIbIe and what Is not possIbIe. ThIs kInd of thInkIng wIII onIy create further mIsery and
Iead to even more faIIure.


How LImItIng BeIIets HoId Vou Bek
If you want to be successfuI at anythIng you have to be open to any and aII possIbIIItIes.
You can't pretend to know everythIng because frankIy, there Is no way of reaIIy knowIng
everythIng. As Iong as humans contInue to grow and expand theIr experIence - we wIII
never truIy know everythIng - because thIngs contInue to change everyday.
PeopIe who thInk they know everythIng often don't know a whoIe Iot and there's a good
chance that they're struggIIng fInancIaIIy and have It tough In other areas of theIr IIves.
When you thInk you know everythIng you're reaIIy teIIIng your subconscIous mInd and the
unIverse - I don't need any heIp. I know It aII - I don't need or want anythIng eIse.
Why then wouId your subconscIous or the unIverse heIp you Improve your IIfe! They
won't and In the process thIngs wIII onIy get worse because you thInk you know
everythIng. If you truIy feeI you know everythIng or If you truIy feeI that you've trIed
everythIng - then try thIs IIttIe exercIse.
Crab a pen and a notepad and IIst everythIng that you know and everythIng that you've
trIed. When you're done - If you truIy have trIed everythIng and If you truIy know
everythIng - then you shouId have a IIst that's about 5 mIIIIon pages Iong! And you couId
probabIy wrIte a great book.
Life is about learning and growing.
Take a Iook at some of the most successfuI peopIe In the worId and you'II fInd that they
are aIways IearnIng and growIng. PecentIy, AppIe announced the new vIdeo Ipod. 0espIte
aII the success he's had, Steve Jobs Is stIII IearnIng and growIng hIs company. III Cates
has hIs eyes set on a new operatIng system, new search technoIogy for hIs company and a
new x-box that wIII do more and be even better than the prevIous versIons he created.
He's the rIchest man In the worId and he's stIII growIng and IearnIng new thIngs. If any of
these tremendousIy successfuI peopIe thought they knew everythIng - they wouIdn't be
creatIng new products and they wouIdn't be IearnIng and growIng. SuccessfuI peopIe
don't thInk they know everythIng and don't beIIeve that they have trIed everythIng.
SuccessfuI peopIe are aIways wIIIIng to fInd another way, fInd a soIutIon, and are open to
any and aII Ideas.
That's why they're successfuI. If you are not IIvIng the IIfe you want, If you are not as
weII of fInancIaIIy as you wouId IIke to be, If you are not enjoyIng success and happIness
then you can bet that there's somethIng that you don't know and somethIng that you're
not doIng. e open to IearnIng and tryIng new thIngs so that you IIve the IIfe you want.
0on't IImIt yourseIf by thInkIng you know It aII or that you have trIed everythIng. e open
to any and aII possIbIIItIes. Look for soIutIons Instead of focusIng on the probIems.
Try a dIfferent approach. hake It a poInt to Iearn somethIng new everyday. Seek out new
Ideas and new suggestIons In the areas that you want to Improve. VIsIt: Force yourseIf to
grow and Iearn new thIngs.
Create empowering beliefs
The kInd that aIIow you to exceI and achIeve your goaIs. You can IIve the IIfe you want.
You can create new beIIefs. You can succeed and achIeve your goaIs.
Expand your knowIedge base. Cet rId of the negatIve beIIefs that are hoIdIng you back.
0Irect your subconscIous mInd to heIp you fInd soIutIons so that you IIve the IIfe you
want. Your subconscIous Is there to heIp and It's your most powerfuI aIIy - work wIth It
properIy and you'II see dramatIc Improvements In every area of your IIfe.
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