HOW TO CHANGE LIMITING BELIEFS
The secret to stopping drinking, or changing any habit, is about changing your belief system. I learnt if you change your beliefs you change your story and that can change your life.
Psychology says that almost everything we do follows the Event > Belief > Action sequence or EBA.
The EBA Sequence is happening all day long, over and over. We experience lots of Events, which we form Beliefs about that lead to emotions and Actions.
EVENT – Events happen to us all the time. For example, you miss a train, have an argument, someone is rude to you, you win a prize, you pass an exam, lose your glasses, someone close dies, climate change, pandemic etc. etc.
BELIEFS – You then try to make sense of these Events by forming a set of Beliefs about them based on your past experiences and explanatory style. Explanatory styles can be optimistic or pessimistic.
ACTION – Based on your Beliefs about the Event you then experience emotions that drive your Actions.
If our beliefs are negative and unhelpful the emotions produced lead to actions that cause more stress and unhappiness. Equally, if our beliefs are helpful and positive you can thrive in any situation! All you have to do is master the skill of controlling your beliefs so you feel the right emotions that trigger the right actions that support your goals, health, happiness and performance.
Life is what you believe it to be and nothing else. Control your beliefs, control your life.
THE TRUTH IS – most of the time we are just making up our interpretation of an event with no evidence. So if you are going to make up your beliefs you may as well make them up in a way that supports your happiness and goals.
Do you believe Guinness is good for you and gives you strength?
My book Walking Back To Happiness The Secret To Alcohol-free Living & Well-being shows you how I identified my limiting beliefs and changed them. Here are some steps you can take.
STEP 1 – IDENTIFY UNHELPFUL BELIEFS
What beliefs do you have that are holding you back?
Such as…
I am too old
I am not clever enough
I am not wealthy enough
I don’t have the time
How do these unhelpful beliefs make you feel?
STEP 2 – IDENTIFY HELPFUL BELIEFS
What beliefs do you have that are helpful?
Such as…
I am in control of the way I feel and act
I am only warming in life and will never stop learning…
How do these empowering beliefs make you feel?
THINKING OF CHANGING YOUR LIMITING BELIEFS?
If you are thinking of taking a break from alcohol in December and January – or changing another habit then why not book a coaching chemistry session with me. Book a Coaching Chemistry Call https://calendly.com/9kmby9am/30minchemistrysession
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