If you really believe something to be true, why in the world would you want to change that belief? 

When we talk about the power of beliefs in our seminars, we are sometimes asked the following question: "If I really believe something is true, how can I deliberately change that belief without betraying myself?"

This is an important question, and my answer would go something like this: "Belief systems are no more fixed and unchangeable than the length of your hair or the quality of your relationship with another person."

Now, all of us have core beliefs that are so fundamental we might even die for them.  Our ideas about family and God and patriotism maybe sacred to us, but most of our lives are governed by beliefs about ourselves or success or happiness that we have unconsciously picked up over the years.

If they work for you, if they empower you and make you a better person, leave them alone!  But if they are not working very well, if they cause you to get in your own way, you can change them.

It is important to have beliefs that will support the outcomes you want.  Read biographies of successful people you admire.  How do your beliefs compare to theirs?  If theirs seem more effective, why not make them your own?