The lesson on the wrong mindset started after I learned the truth about the effects of words we surround ourselves with. I wrote about that here. In a nutshell, the words you repeatedly hear, you will eventually believe. This led to extending the same principle to the thoughts we repeatedly think. I concluded that just because we subscribed to a generally accepted view did not make it healthy for us. So I started the business of unbelieving those mindsets which I called lies, because if it isn’t true, it’s a lie, right? For each lie, there is a corresponding truth which is what we should believe.
Making an effort to believe the truth through meditation and affirmation knocks off the wrong mindset and replaces it with the correct one.
The first one I shared a few weeks ago was “I know myself“. Over the next few weeks, I will share more of those mindsets, I invite you to add to the list in the comments box.
Wrong Mindset #2 “I can’t because…
I wanted to bring some business goals to pass but I had excuses which all started with “I can’t”- for example: “I can’t grow my business because I need funds to market it”. Or, “I can’t do my social media because I don’t have enough time.”
If you spend enough time meditating on the truth that topples this lie, you will start to do what you once thought impossible. Bear in mind that I only ever share what I have actually experienced, so from my experience, this works.
The Truth: I have all that I need to fulfil every dream that I carry.
The truth released me to dig deep and uncover untapped resources so I could press forward with my plans. God has imbued you with everything you need to fulfil the purpose He created you for. A flower vase is not made with holes at the bottom, neither does a car which looks perfect on the outside lack an engine on the inside. Each has what is required for the purpose it is meant to fulfil, just like you do. Need your marketing done and you don’t have the funds to pay for it? How about trying your hand at it? You may not have a particular skill but you have the ability to learn. Sometimes we just have to dig deep to find we need because everything will not appear at our bidding.
Wrong Mindset #3 “It is not supposed to be this way.”
The trouble with this lie is that it sends a message to your brain that you are lacking some vital components so you can’t go to work until you get the memo that the problem has been rectified. The day I understood the futility of this mindset was when I asked myself a series of questions:
“Toks, what if things will never change? What if this is it?”
“I will throw myself in and make the best I can of life.”
“So why don’t you just do that now?”
Waiting for an imaginary, better future will not only delay you, but it will derail you. What’s more, waiting for things to improve can lead to paralysis, which leads to you justifying why you cannot take the next step. It’s a cycle that is difficult to break.
The Truth: You are exactly where you’re supposed to be at this moment. The path you are travelling on was marked out by God himself and you have all you need to progress. I cannot count the number of times that adversity pushed me to start when everything appeared to stop, and the moment I started, just like clockwork, everything started to move too.
Whatever you can do, or dream you can, begin it.
Boldness has genius, power, and magic in it!
~Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
One way to break that cycle is to start moving, even when you don’t feel like it.
This leads to Mindest #4 which is “I must follow the beaten path.” I will share this next week.
The wrong mindset can affect how you live your life or run your business. Which of these resonates with you and how have you handled it?
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