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“Self-fulfilling Prophecy”
By Sue | March 7, 2008
Today I wanted to touch on a concept that we have all heard during our lives… or most of us have. I come across people everyday who are having difficulty making a decision to join a program, buy a product, make a life change, etc. Most of the time it is because they are looking for something wrong… trying to find the one thing that will make them unsuccessful. This is one of major reasons that people don’t change their lives for the better! If you look hard enough you will find it - or create it.
I work with Lou Tice, a world-renowned teacher in the area of Success Coaching and Cultural Transformation and I always find his teaching to be helpful and insightful. It often forces me to bring a concept that I “know” to the surface and really think about it. This note from Lou is one of those and I hope it helps you to think about your own situation…
“Do you ever catch yourself saying things like, “Nothing ever goes right for me?” If so, pay close attention to what I have to say today.
Do you think that nothing ever goes right for you? Do you believe that you are just an unlucky person, and that no matter what you do, you will probably fail? Well, you are right, but not for the reason you think. We’ve been talking about beliefs for about a week now. You have probably surmised that each one of us has a set of beliefs, and we act in accordance with those beliefs.
Now, perhaps you had a few setbacks that you were taught to interpret as failures. Next thing you know, you have a belief about yourself that says, “I just can’t succeed, no matter what.”
Then, in order to make life match up with your belief (which is important for your sanity), you begin to act in ways that reinforce your belief. You may even unconsciously sabotage things, so that you will fail. But you will be acting like you know yourself to be, which is what all of us do. You create what is called a self fulfilling prophecy.
So if you want to change your life, what you need to do is first change your beliefs. And yes, this is possible. Then, you will continue to act like yourself, but you will see yourself differently, so your behavior will be different. And when you change your behavior, you change the results.” –Lou Tice-The Pacific Institute–
Now, I am not suggesting that you jump into things without looking at them…that would be ridiculous! However, there is a point at which you have to take a risk…take the plunge and know that you will do everything in your power to make it work! Just do it! Then, stick with it and only accept success!
This is a formula that creates success for winners and it will create success for you as well!
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