Beliefs drives Results !

At a recent training which I conducted called "The Awakening" in June 2010 I reflected on this flip chart above. Our current results now and to come are driven from our behaviours, if you observe individuals, what they say and do are not congruent. Because what they say they intend to do was not from their thought through, thought process but rather what others want them do or from previously engrained beliefs. Our beliefs drive our thinking (mindsets) thereby driving our behaviours and getting the result that we do not want. Change your beliefs your results will change, so how do we form beliefs.

"We think within a variety of domains: sociological, philosophical, ethical, intellectual, anthropological, ideological, political, economical, historical, biological, theological and psychological. We ended up with our particular beliefs because we were influenced to do so in the following ways

Vocational: our minds are influenced by our work environment;

Sociological: our minds are influenced by the social groups to which we belong;

Philosophical: our minds are influenced by our personal philosophy;

Ethical: our minds are influenced by the extent to which we behave in accordance with our obligations and the way we define our obligations;

Intellectual: our minds are influenced by the ideas we hold, by the manner in which we reason and deal with abstractions and abstract systems;

Anthropological: our minds are influenced by cultural practices, mores and taboos;

Ideological and Political: our minds are influenced by the structure of power and its use by interest groups around us;

Economic: our minds are influenced by the economic conditions under which we live;

Historical: our minds are influenced by our history and they way we tell our history;

Biological: our minds are influenced by our biology and neurology;

Theological: our minds are influenced by our religious beliefs and attitudes;

Psychological: our minds are influenced by our personality and personal psychology;

Physiological: our minds are influenced by our physical condition, stature and weight;

Reflections such as these should awaken in us a sense of how little we really know about our own minds"

Source: Critical Thinking, by Richard W Paul and Linda Elder

When I read this and reflected I discovered how much of influence all the above has influenced my mind and why sometimes I do not get the desired results. Today I read and reflect on this following statement below;

"Critical Thinking -I will not identify with the content of any belief. I will identify only with the way I come to my beliefs. I am a critical thinker and, as such, am ready to abandon any belief that cannot be supported by evidence and rational considerations. I am ready to follow evidence and reason wherever they lead. My true identity is that of being a critical thinker, a lifelong learner, and a person always looking to improve my thinking by becoming more reasonable in my beliefs.

Source: Critical Thinking, by Richard W Paul and Linda Elder

Just remember, examine your current beliefs and replace them with new beliefs following the above process and without doubt you will achieve your desired results. As I have.