Ever wondered why some people seem to excel at everything they do, while others seem to be destined for failure? Why is this?

Our thoughts, beliefs, actions and non-actions determine where we are in life, and where we are headed. If we uncovered our beliefs, many of us would be surprised to see it brimming with negativity and shortcomings.  And if we stayed on our current course, these shortcomings and beliefs would stop us from achieving our desired results in life.

Sometimes our limiting beliefs were instilled in us by others from a very young age. For example, you may have been raised to believe that you will never be wealthy and don’t deserve to be because no-one in your family has ever been rich. So even though you tell yourself you want to be rich, those instilled beliefs about prosperity will stop you dead in your tracks.

The good news is that we can change our belief systems.

The first step is to recognize negative thoughts and beliefs and turn them into positive ones. This can be difficult to start with. Just recognizing them can be hard enough, let alone trying to find a positive replacement. It does get easier in time, especially once you start seeing results. This doesn’t mean that you will never have a negative thought again. You would not be human if you didn’t. You just have to be aware of the negative thought, and stop it in it’s tracks before it drags you down.

The next step in changing your belief system is truly believing. You can go around until you’re blue in the face saying “I am going to make $ 100,000 in the next 12 months”. That’s great, but if you don’t truly believe you can, chances are that you won’t.

So start with one negative belief you have. Write it down. For me writing it down sets the wheels in motion. Think about how you can turn it into a positive. Write down the positive belief next to the negative equivalent. Truly believe in yourself that you can achieve it. This may seem difficult at first. You may even want to read your positive beliefs to yourself a couple of times a day. This gives you a positive mindset, making the self belief easier. You will soon start to see that your whole attitude and mindset begins to shift. If you keep applying these simple techniques, there should be no stopping you!