Peace and blessings everyone. How are y’all feeling today? Very well I hope. I am thankful for the purpose that beats in you.
I want us to meditate on a concept called Belief Windows. I first learned this term from Hyrum Smith. It is super important to cover because especially now since we know that in order for an area of our life to change you must change the thoughts protecting the current standards and behavior.
If this is your first time joining me, I recommend that you start with episode one of the podcast to get a sense of the language that I use so that you can follow. So, the concept of belief windows is just as it sounds. We take a look at our belief systems dictating what we do. In last week’s workshop we spoke about emotions and we learned how to direct our thoughts to influence our emotions. By the way, if you missed the coaching call event where we discussed this, be sure to sign up with your email on the homepage to stay in the loop.
Clients and I work to identify belief windows to best aid their self-discovery journey. It is a conscious practice that allows them to begin to be able to make lasting positive change. The best way to examine this concept is with an example. One common belief window that many people have held and still hold is that monetary riches equates to evilness. Without us judging this belief, let’s jump outside of ourselves and paint a picture to understand it.
It may be understandable why so many have this belief window especially if they did not grow up with very much. I and so many I know were probably introduced to this belief at a very young age. Many of us have maybe held it as our own for so long that it became unconscious. Just like any other belief, it could have been due to what we have seen or heard around the subject. In this case, around the effects of big money or what rich people have done. It could have been trickled down beliefs of our environment or friends and family that we attached to as well. Societal beliefs of what rich people represent is not usually very positive depending on which side of the gate you are on. Richness sometimes equates to greed and deception. Stemming from the belief that most wealthy people get their money from sources that exploit or take advantage of people and who wants to be linked to those things, right?
So, what could be some behaviors that this belief window would cause?
The person may not desire to make a living past what is “just enough” for fear of making “too much money.”
The person may lack financial literacy because there was no perceived need to be great at it.
The person may self-sabotage their potential and finances to further prove that this belief is correct, that they are a good person and that their finances match that. This being subconsciously of course.
How much effort to make money do you think would be given if someone believes that “being rich equals bad”? It is almost as if the person would hit a metaphorical window, or threshold if you will because they do not want to be associated with “being evil.” Even examining our relationships, someone with this belief window that is actually doing well, might hide their monetary wealth from others for fear of judgement. I mean, doesn’t the bible say that money is the root of all evil? Or does it say the love of money is the root of all evil, which could take on a whole new meaning? See what happened there? That is an example of challenging a belief. One might also challenge this belief by proving that there are people with good character that have generated their wealth by noble means.
The overall point is that this belief window dictates major decisions. With something that has this much power over your behavior, it is worth taking a look at to make sure that you would like to continue to hold the belief or to change it into to one that may serve you better.
Wouldn’t you like to examine your own? I love to work with clients on this because it is a super useful tool for getting “unstuck.”
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