Negative Beliefs

Following on from my previous post, “Lightbulb Moment”, examining how success and productivity can be stymied by emotional reactivity.

“The highest form of maturity is self inquiry”. Martin Luther King Jr.

As I continued observing myself during and after times of stress and upset, it reconfirmed what I had learned already.  All upsets were an opportunity to learn the truth about me.
Many people won’t look at themselves, maybe because they’re scared of what they may find out.

Angry Man

I worked with a man some years ago who was very angry – he seemed to carry a chip on his shoulder. His whole world view was based on the belief that nobody can be trusted; it’s every man for himself and that people will cheat you if they get a chance.  As a result of this belief he attracted the sort of people who lived up to that expectation – very much a self-fulfilling prophecy.

The trouble was that he didn’t realise that when he used the words “nobody can be trusted” that that clearly included himself.  He flatly
refused to consider that maybe his beliefs were the cause of his misery.

Blaming others was and probably still is an easy way out for him.

Most of our problems arise from a resistance to “what is”. No amount of moaning and groaning is going to change what has happened, yet we persist.

“Clear thinking requires courage rather than intelligence.” Thomas Szasz

Baseless Fear

The really sad part about stories like this is that the fear of what you might find out about yourself is greater can be greater than the pain you are actually in.

Ultimately this fear is baseless. What is scary is the fear itself.

These types of reactionary upsets can really stop you succeeding and reduce your productivity whether you are at work or not. But in another sense they are like gold and something to be grateful for because they present wonderful opportunities to gain self-acceptance and bring you more into the present.

I’ll cover a simple way of doing that in my next post.

If this resonates with you why not call me on 0421 210 444 for a short chat? You never know, it may change your life.

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