Why You May Have To Do A Little More than “just believe” to get what you want

“Perception is reality”…”what you believe, you shall receive”…”as a man thinketh, so is he”.  Many of us have heard the truism expressed in different ways that explains if we have confidence that our desires and goals will come to fruition, then they will most certainly appear in our lives.

The alternaview:
The alternaview is that just subscribing to this truism may not be enough to have our dreams become a reality.  The reason why is not because these statements are not true, they are by all means very valid and accurate, but rather whether we realize it or not, many of us have difficulty absolutely believing them and that is preventing and or slowing down the successful creation of our goals and desires.

We may try and convince ourselves this is not our issue and that we do believe we can have whatever we desire as long as we proclaim it to be ours and have confidence in its fruition.  However, there really may be doubts hidden away at the back of our mind even if we are unable to see them or believe they exist.  If we are not one of those people that can absolutely buy into “what we believe, we shall receive”, we may have to do a little extra so that we can put this truism to work.  There really is nothing wrong with having to do a little more when it comes to our desires and goals, as long as we are able to arrive at a place where we understand the only limitations we have our those we put on ourselves.

For many of us, in order to reach this realization and understand that we can successfully accomplish our goals, we may need to create conditions in life that will serve as something we can grab onto.  We may have to create those conditions that will serve as a rational reason why our dreams are being realized.

As an example, imagine you have just opened a new business.  At first you may have doubts that you will be able to run a successful and profitable business.  Although you decided to take the gamble and open the business, in the back of your mind you have doubts, albeit small and undetectable, that are interfering with your confidence.  When your confidence in a situation is not where it should be, it will be all that more challenging, if not impossible, to actually have your desires become a reality.  This is when you have to do a little bit more so that your success is not compromised.

When we genuinely want to integrate this alternaview into life:

1. Set up things in your life to support your confidence.

• Work as had as you can, learn everything you possibly can about your goals.
• Examine others who have been successful, and do anything else that gets you closer to becoming an expert.
• When we do the things we think we need to in order to have our desire become a reality, it is amazing how much our confidence increases.
• Don’t give yourself any reason to doubt your success; do everything you absolutely can and invest all of your effort into things that support your goals.

2.   Rely on the conditions you have created in life to clear away any doubt.

• If you have elected to work really hard and go above and beyond the call of duty, know that you have done and continue to do all that is necessary to create your desires.
• Choose your thoughts wisely and continually focus on all that you have done to get at the place you want to be.
• Believe that you deserve success because of all of your hard work.

3.  Know that it is a process.

• For some the removal of all doubt will happen quickly and they will be able to see their goals come to fruition.
• For others it may take some time and there will be several stops along the way until ultimately hardwork pays off and goals and desires become a reality.

There is no reason to be discouraged or frustrated if you are one of those people that needs to do a little more in order to have these truisms work in your life. As long as you are committed to pushing ahead and doing all you can, you will be moving in the right direction.  If you are determined to continue for as long as it takes, your desires will become a reality and you will accomplish your goals…this is the alternaview.

What are your thoughts on this alternaview? Do you believe in the process?