Beliefs!

<h1>Beliefs!</h1>

<p align=right>by Michael Shanta</p>

<div align=justify>Do you realize that what we believe about ourselves,
affects us so much more than what is actually true 
about ourselves? Let me give you an example of what I 
mean.

Let´s say you attend a music concert and are completely
blown away by someone´s piano playing. You walk out of 
the concert and say to yourself, "I would love to play 
the piano like that, and move people in the way I
was moved'. Now, does the fact that you cannot currently
play the piano mean you can never accomplish that desire?

The current truth about yourself is, you cannot play the
piano. But, what you believe about yourself will determine 
if that will remain your reality or if you will become an 
excellent pianist.

Do you know what people like Tony Robbins, Zig Ziggler, Og
Mandino and Napoleon Hill have in common? They are all 
people from humble beginnings, they all had many set backs
in life, and they all later became very successful. How did 
they do this? They learned to believe in themselves.

If you find in your current state that you are over weight,
deep in debt, lonely, or unsuccessful in any area of your 
life, does that mean you are stuck in that reality? I don´t 
think so. I´m sure you´ve heard the saying birds of a feather
flock together. Well, negative people tend to hang out
with other negative people, religious people tend to hang
out with other religious people,  and entrepreneurs tend to 
hang out with other entrepreneurs.  Who do you hang out with? 
We all tend to gravitate toward people or groups of people
that we believe to be like us, or people we would like to be 
like.

There are people who were born into great privilege, yet
they threw their lives away and died miserable and alone. 
Then there have been many people born into this world dirt 
poor, yet went on to accomplish many great things for 
themselves and society in general. Why such different 
outcomes? Much of it has to do with their beliefs. You see 
we all get thrown curve balls in life; we all hit the wall 
from time to time, and circumstances are sometimes beyond 
our control. But what we believe about ourselves has a great 
deal to do with how we respond to, or deal with these 
situations.

If you have a poor self image and never do anything to
change it, you will have exiled yourself to a life of 
mediocrity at best, no matter what advantages you may 
have been born with. Yet, if you will just believe in
yourself, and realize the God given abilities that lie  
in each one of us, you can aspire to great heights in 
your life no matter what adversity may come your way.

We´re not all dealt the same cards in life, but unless we
are stricken with a handicap beyond our control, we have 
the ability to achieve just about anything we wish. In fact,
many people with great disabilities go on to do amazing 
things in their lives.

It all begins with believing in ourselves, and visualizing
our lives the way we want them to be. That is why setting 
goals, as well as, writing down and reviewing affirmations 
are so important. We need a road map to follow, and a vision 
to keep us heading in the right direction on that map.

If we will only believe in ourselves, and keep visualizing
ourselves the way we want to be, it is only a matter of time 
before we achieve that which we most desire.
 
Wishing you success in every area of your life!</div>

<p align=center>Article source: <a href="http://www.ArticlePros.com/self_improvement/positive_thinking/article-76388.html">ArticlePros.com</a></p>
 
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		<p align=center><b>About the author</b></p>
		<p align=justify>Mike Shanta is a student of success who resides in Branson, Missouri, with his wife <br />
and 2 children. He runs a motivational website http://www.all-round-success.com. He is<br />
also editor and publisher of a Free Success Newsletter http://www.tinyurl.com/27nxpv.<br />
On both his website and newsletter, you will find many articles, tools, links and ideas <br />
for achieving all-round success in every area of your life.  You can also email Mike<br />
with comments or questions at success@all-round-success.com.<br />
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