Belief.... Attitude..... LIMITS Perspective..

Beliefs are like filters. When you observe life through a
particular filter, you can only receive certain information.
The rest is unavailable. 

I's like having your TV tuned to NBC. You're not going to
see any shows on CBS, no matter how hard you try. You can go
to therapy, join a support group, or take assertiveness
training. You can even buy a hi-tech, multi-channel
satellite dish, but no matter what you do, if you don't
change the channel, you'll still be watching NBC.

The same is true of beliefs. Your beliefs won't let anything
in except those things that fit with your beliefs. For
example, if you believe "life is hard," you won't have much
fun in life. If good times come, you may tell yourself "they
won't last... so be prepared for the worst".

On the other hand, if you believe "life is good and getting
better," you'll probably have a lot less stress. Even when
difficulties come, you may be thinking "they won't last...
and it's always darkest just before the dawn".

The lesson is simple. If you don't like how things are
going, if you don't like how you're feeling, change the
channel. 

That's what Leonardo da Vinci had to do when he was
painting "The Last Supper. "Da Vinci had painted the face of
Judas to look like a personal enemy of his. As he thought
about how much he disliked the man, it was easy to paint the
face of Judas to look like his enemy.

However, when it came time to paint the face of Jesus, da
Vinci had great difficulty. His eyes would wander to the
face of his enemy, and thoughts of his enemy made it
impossible for him to concentrate on the goodness of Jesus.
In fact, da Vinci succeeded in painting the face of Jesus
only after he painted out the face of Judas and reconciled
with his enemy.

In essence, da Vinci couldn't change until he changed his
belief. Until he changed from the belief of "get even with
your enemies" to "love your enemies," he found himself
stuck.

Telemetrics International found the same thing to be true in
the business world. They studied 16,000 executives who had
risen to the top of their various corporations, but they
were divided into "high achievers" and "low achievers. "In
other words, some were effective, and some were not.

What was the difference? The effective ones BELIEVED in
employees whereas the ineffective ones did not. As a result,
the effective executives cared about employees as well as
profits. The effective ones trusted the ability of their
subordinates while the ineffective ones did not. The
ineffective executives were simply preoccupied with their
own security.

When it came to communication, the high achievers sought the
advice of their subordinates. They listened to them. By
contrast, the low achievers didn't seek employee input. They
avoided communication with them and relied on impersonal
policy manuals and formal procedures instead.

So if you don't like how things are going, if you don't like
the results you're getting on and off the job, change the
channel. Then everything else will start to fall into place.Action Step:

Take a look at the channels you watch or the beliefs you
hold. Select a channel that you watch too often, and then
consciously switch to a channel that is just the opposite.
Do it for two days, and see which results you like better.
___________
Dr. Alan R. Zimmerman, CSP, CPAE Speaker Hall of Fame.
Alan@Drzimmerman.com, Telephone: 800-621-7881.
Visit: http://www.drzimmerman.com

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