A recurring theme in my client work is the pressure of the demands of constant change in environments that are already challenging, where nothing remains static and what we believed we were good at, known for, now is no longer enough.  These beliefs are ideas we hold to be true.  These may be as a result of our education, our experience, our religion, our culture and impacts how we act in our day-to-day behaviours.  Our beliefs signpost what is important to us and why is it important. 

A question I often ask myself, and my clients, is do our beliefs serve us and how open are we to change our belief around our current, and usually long held, beliefs? Can you develop the belief that you can become expert at new skills or behaviours? Key to this is identifying limiting beliefs we have, perhaps a thought or state of mind that you think is the absolute truth and stops you from doing certain things. The trick is to recognise your own limiting beliefs when they come up and use that recognition to reframe how you think about yourself.

To change beliefs, we also need to create a state that is open to the new belief as well as acknowledging the value of how the old belief served and supported us.  If we are in a place of fear, distrust or frustration it is unlikely we will be open to changing our beliefs so an interesting place to start this process is understanding the link between our beliefs, our values and our body.  A great read to explore your belief about your beliefs is Bruce Lipton’s Biology of Belief.  His conclusion that our beliefs control our bodies, our minds, and our lives is an intriguing read for anyone interested in understanding the power of the mind and its impact on our health and well-being and achieving .