Currently we’re talking about Mindset and how this affects your change efforts. Twice per week, we’re going to cover what we consider the bedrock of how to create a Mindset for Excellence through a series of Empowering Beliefs that will always serve you well in whatever situations you find yourself in be it at work, at home or in life in general.
You can think of these Empowering Beliefs as convenient beliefs, which if we act AS IF they are true enable us to get better results for ourselves and better results when working with other people. Now, we’re not actually saying that these Empowering Beliefs are true. What we’re saying is they’re convenient beliefs, which when we adopt them enable us to get better results. We strongly suggest that you at least try these on and test them out in your daily life because, in our experience, people who’ve adopted these and integrated them into their behavior are the people who consistently get the best results in everything they do.
So, let’s get started with Empowering Belief #1
Everyone has a Unique Model (Map) of the World.
All our information comes in through our 5 senses and then its filtered to create our own unique model of the world. Typical filters include: time, space, matter, energy, language, memories, decisions, beliefs, values, metaprograms, attitudes…
Every single one of us has had a different past and every single one of us has interpreted our own past in different ways. So, we all have different ideas about time, space, matter and energy. We have different ways of using language. We have different memories because we’ve had different lives. We’ve all made different decisions. We have different metaprogram preferences. We have different values and beliefs and we have different attitudes about things. What this means is that every single person has their own unique model of the world. There is only one thing that you can absolutely guarantee and that is no-one has the same model of the world that you do.
Your unique model of the world conditions how you perceive “reality”. In effect, we actually respond to our experience not to reality.
As a change leader this can be liberating because you can change your perception and in the process enhance your mindset. However, just as a ship can run aground with a faulty map, being aware of the limitations of your own map or model enables you to do something about it.
So, for the next week become more aware of how your perceptions shape how you experience reality. When you form an opinion, ask yourself:
“How do I know that is true?”
“What else could this mean?”
and notice the differences in your thinking…
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