The Power of Belief
What is the power of belief?
“If you think you CAN … or if you think you CAN’T … you’re right!” – Henry Ford
Is this the type of belief that one maintains when they have utter faith in their own capabilities? The same kind of belief that Terry Fox the one-legged young man from British Columbia kept in his mind when he started to run across Canada to raise money for the Cancer Society. Could this be the very same kind of belief that Rick Hanson, the wheel chair bound Canadian, held on to as he wheeled around the world to raise money for spinal cord research? Is this the power of belief at work? The persistent affirmation of their ability to do what they set out to do.
The power of belief is a spiritual power that we can use in achieving nearly impossible feats. The power of belief is the most awesome force anywhere. The power of belief is within each of us, and is unleashed by a spark created by our self confidence. When our confidence in our ability to do something is strong and unwavering, our subconscious mind is prodded to awaken our belief. This is scientifically proven, and many times over.
“If you believe you can, you will and if you believe you can’t, you are right.” – Mary Kay Ash
The power of belief is strong and as your belief increases, and you will discover things that were once just a dream or a thought, they will become fact.
“Thoughts become things.”
– Mike Dooley
In order to build your self confidence so that it will act on your belief, you have to make sure your self talk is always positive. You become your own coach and mentor, constantly encouraging yourself to do better. You have to set goals and work towards reaching them. Reaching goals and talking positively to yourself will quickly build your self confidence, and as your self confidence grows, so will your belief in your ability to do what you set out to do. The power of belief is what will make you successful in everything you do. Once your belief becomes deeply established, then little miracles will start to happen for you.
Here is an experiment conducted in a school in the U.S. , an example of just how powerful, the power of belief is.
A class of students was broken into two smaller groups. The poorer performing students were put in one class and the average and above average students, put in another class. While the average and above average class continued as usual, the under performing students were told that they were taken out of the class and put into a special class because they were the brightest students and were to be given special assignments, to prove they were truly intelligent. They were also advised not to discuss their school work with the students from the other group. They were then given the same work as the other, average above average students. Throughout the year the teacher praises the students and told them how bright they were, and by the end of the school year, the once “under achievers” were performing better than all the students in the other class.
This experiment has been conducted several times in different schools around the country, and always with the same results. When people are frequently told they are smart and can do exceptional work, they start performing at that level because the frequent repetition of praise makes them believe in their ability to perform at a higher level.
The very same thing will happen when you praise yourself over and over again. When you do something successfully, praise yourself. Always tell yourself how smart and capable you are. When your subconscious mind hears it often enough, it will take it for a fact. Your subconscious mind actually doesn’t know the difference, and cannot tell whether something is true or not. It simple “believes” what it is repeatedly told. By the same token, should you constantly belittle yourself or talk negatively to yourself, your subconscious mind will also believe that.
The power of belief can be a very effective tool in increasing productivity in the workplace. If you lead an an organization, you can use this power to convince your staff that the work they are doing is very important and is beneficial to others; you will find that their productivity increases from this motivation.
Our values are based on our beliefs. We make choices, set goals and act according to what we believe. Thus, before we can change anything in our life, we have to believe that the change we are trying to achieve is possible. Regardless of what it is we want to accomplish or become, we have a better likelihood of success if we believe we can do it and work diligently to achieve it.
“Whatever a man can conceive and believe, he can achieve.” – Napoleon Hill
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Thu, 27th Dec 2007 2:13 am
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Thu, 27th Dec 2007 7:08 pm
Thanks for the great and motivating post! I fully agree with you especially on letting your subconscious mind help you achieve success. Do check out http://www.subconscious-mind.org, they have a whole host of interesting and helpful articles.
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