Soul Kadee

“You miss 100% of the shots you never take.”
€œ Wayne Gretzky, hockey player

All of us have certain beliefs, usually ones that were created in our childhood, by family, society and cultural conditioning. For example, the belief (so prevalent in Indian society) that the desire for wealth is bad.

These beliefs create mental limits that prevent us from reaching our full potential as human beings. Removing our limiting beliefs can be one of the best things you can do for yourself. It’s not an easy task, but its definitely worth the effort.

Here are some good books and audios that have helped me realise and work on my own limiting beliefs regarding wealth, love and relationships.

Robin Sharma’s books and audios, especially Discover Your Destiny with the Monk Who Sold His Ferrari : A Blueprint for Living Your Best Life and his Life Mastery System Audio CD.

His Cure For Fear audio was one of the most eye-opening programs for me. Always having been called a courageous person by those who know and love me, I thought I was relatively free of fear. Well, after listening to the audio I realised just how many fears I still have to conquer. More on that in another post.

In the meantime, sample Robin’s free success podcasts (I love listening to them on my MP3 player when I’m commuting) and see how having a world-class life coach can truly impact your mind.

If you don’t have a real, live, in-the-flesh coach to turn to, you can always read the books or listen to the audios and gain an insight into the minds of the masters.

I’ve also been reading The Attractor Factor by Joe Vitale. I was not all that impressed with his 5-step system for attracting the things you want.

No offence, Joe, but I found Deepak Chopra’s Seven Spiritual Laws Of Success a much better guide for creating a prosperity mindset. I guess I relate to Indian philosophy better, and at a much deeper level.

But what was amazingly useful about The Attractor Factor book were the range of exercises that Joe outlines to clear your negative and limiting beliefs (or mental blocks, as some people prefer) so you can replace them with positive ones.

Some of them are based on Indian traditions, like performing yagnas for certain purposes, but most are easy and can be done anywhere you choose. For these techniques alone, the book was worth it.

I just purchased Joe’s new book, Life’s Missing Instruction Manual, and will write a review of it when I get it. I also found Paulo Coelho’s classic, The Alchemist: A Fable About Following Your Dream, enjoyable reading.

Ultimately all the self-help gurus say the same thing: Everything you need to create your best life is already inside you, but is being stifled by negative thoughts and limiting beliefs. If you want to achieve your full potential, you need to first empty your mind of these limiting beliefs, and create space for positive ones.

I know someone is going to recommend Tony Robbins to me, and actually he’s next on my reading list.

Ciao, for now.

Update: It’s a fact that most people have limiting beliefs from childhood that they carry with them to adulthood. And changing your beliefs is like changing your religion. It requires a process of emotional and spiritual growth.

Here are some excellent resources I found online on this topic.

Travelling Free: How to Recover From the Past By Changing Your Beliefs
10 Most Common Self-Defeating Beliefs
The Power Of Beliefs
Removing The Obstacles In Your Way
Get Rid of Limiting Beliefs That Keep You From Being Happy

Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure.

It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented and fabulous?

Actually, who are you not to be? Your playing small doesn’t serve the world.

As we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fears, our presence automatically liberates others.

- Marianne Williamson, 1992, “A Return To Love”

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