Have you ever tried to give up smoking, drinking, or did you do all that you could to lose weight, but in the long term was unsuccessful? You quit not long after you started?

Are Your Beliefs Holding You Back From Success?

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Hani Al-Qasem is a published author and personal growth specialist.

Have you ever tried to give up smoking, drinking, or did you do all that you could to lose weight, but in the long term was unsuccessful? You quit not long after you started?

If that has happened to you, why do you think that is? Why did you quit a little while after you started? Why did your enthusiasm dwindle and die?

To put it simply, your unconscious beliefs stood in your way.

Let’s say you wanted to lose weight, you got excited, probably joined a gym or started going out for long walks or jogging, maybe signed up for weekend soccer games. Perhaps you even made that big decision to eat less fattening foods and eat more fruits and vegetables. Off you started with the ‘new you’, all excited and raring to go.

What happened a few days or a few of weeks later? You went back to your old eating habits and your exercise regimen was added to your ‘excuse jar’.

Again, we ask why is that?

It’s because your limiting beliefs stopped you from doing what you wanted. The limiting beliefs that you have are by far more powerful than your wants and more powerful, in most cases, that your willpower.

Limiting, self sabotaging beliefs reside in the unconscious mind. This 3 pound unconscious mind runs your life, from your breathing, to your heart beat, to healing and much, much more. Approximately 90% to 95% of your life is run by your unconscious mind.

Since your beliefs live within your unconscious mind, they, too, run your life.

The majority of your beliefs were formed when you were younger. You were initially programmed by your parents, teachers, friends, ministers, and more. As you grew older, your beliefs were formed from the media, people at work, your bosses, and so on.

You may be aware of some beliefs, but there are some you have no idea about, and do not even know they exist. They are buried deep within your unconscious mind.

Back to the example, if you are trying to lose weight and you have beliefs that skinny people look ugly, nothing but skin and bones, your unconscious mind will stick to those beliefs and will not ‘allow’ you to lose weight. It does not want you to look ugly and be nothing but skin and bones. Your unconscious mind is protecting you from looking like the people you don’t like, the people who are skinny.

So, what can you do to lose weight?

You work on changing those sabotaging, limiting beliefs. You change them or eliminate them, and then implant the beliefs that you do want. How? Start off with one to three affirmations and say them to yourself as many times as you can throughout the day.

Affirmations such as: “I give myself rewards as I am losing weight” or “I am determined to lose weight” or “I love and improve of my body” or “I control my appetite” or “I eat right and I exercise smart”.

Repeating your chosen statements often instils in your unconscious mind your intention and commitment to losing weight. In time, your limiting beliefs will have no power and you will have the new, enhancing beliefs.

Be committed and be patient. The limiting beliefs have been present most of your life. To think that you will eliminate them within a few days by repeating the affirmations just a few times is unrealistic.

Affirmations are very powerful, and are life-changing. They just require patience and perseverance. Keep at it.

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