The beliefs They are ideas that we have been internalizing in our mind normally unconsciously and that, without realizing it, they direct our actions and they drive us to act in one way or another, without deep down knowing why.
These beliefs begin to form in our first years of life, with the education we receive from our parents, giving for Everything they teach us is true, since the child is not prepared to analyze whether the messages sent by her parents are correct or not. Therefore, if our parents convey the message that "the world is dangerous" or that "people cannot be trusted", beliefs that they have either received from their parents or have generated according to their own experiences, we will include them in our subconscious and act according to they.
Our success or failure is based as much on our opinions as on our convictions and beliefs. Therefore, if we feel that something is wrong or that our life is not taking the course we would like, we must begin to analyze our beliefs and determine which are really valid and which are not.
From a young age, we absorb all the messages we receive, both conscious and unconscious from all the people around us. We filter them with our experience and, if confirmed, we record them as experiences useful for similar situations in the future. This, which is initially beneficial as it helps us not to have to learn from each experience as if it were the first time, it can also be harmful when the belief is counterproductive.
A good definition of beliefs was given by Henry Ford: “If you think you can, you're right. If you think you can't, you are also right. " Deciding what you want to believe is up to you.
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