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07Mar/13

The 9 Virtues Part 2: Knowledge, Self-Control, Perseverance

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Welcome back to our series on Virtue.  In case you haven’t been following along, I can’t encourage you enough to read the previous posts, which you can find here and here.

Your Virtue is your core identity — that which resides at the very center of who God made you to be.  The better you understand what your Virtue is, the more effectively you’ll be able to create the life you are meant to live.

There are 9 Virtues in all. Our previous post spoke about the first three.  In today’s post, we’ll discuss the next three.

1. Knowledge.  This Virtue deals with a sense of understanding and a thirst for wisdom.  A person whose Virtue is knowledge cherishes truth and seeks it out wherever it may be found –in books, in life experiences, in the classroom, in the world.

2. Self-Control.  Self-control is a sense of power and yearning for being present.  While many think of “self-control” in terms of avoiding bad habits, this virtue goes much, much deeper than that.  It is about understanding the power one possesses within to subdue and call into order those things that are in chaos and disarray, whether internally or externally, while living each moment fully as it comes.

3. Perseverance.  Perseverance is a sense of achievement and a drive for excellence.  People whose Virtue is perseverance are willing to walk through fire to achieve their objectives.  They are dissatisfied with mediocrity and crave the feeling of satisfaction that comes from knowing they have done their best.

Remember: not everyone is given each of the Virtues.  And though you may have elements of several, everyone has one Virtue that is dominant.  You shouldn’t try to force or live into one that isn’t yours.  Usually, it takes the help of an objective third-party — a coach or a mentor — to help you determine which is your Virtue and what that means for your life going forward.

What experience have you had with these three Virtues?

At Quantum Emergence, our specialty is identity-based transformation.  This means that we’ll help you discover what your Virtue is, and support you as you seek to intentionally create a life that is formed from the very essence of who you are.

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05Mar/13

3 Virtues That Are Essential to Life Fulfillment

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In the search for life fulfillment, it is essential to understand your identity, or what we here at Quantum Emergence call you Virtue.  Each person has one primary Virtue that governs who they are.  When you discover yours, you have made a critical step forward on your journey to true life fulfillment.

Here are three of the nine Virtues that might be at the core of your identity:

  1. Knowledge.  Knowledge is an ability to understand truth, whatever its source, and a yearning for wisdom.
  1. Self-control.  Self-control is a deep, grounded sense of power and the ability to stay present and engaged in the moment.
  1. Perseverance.  A person who possesses perseverance as their primary Virtue is fulfilled by achievement and strives for excellence.

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27Feb/13

The 9 Virtues Part 1: Diligence, Faith, Valor

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In my last post, I introduced you to the concept of Virtue. We explored what it is, and discussed the fact that it is the core aspect of your identity — your fundamental strength.

There are 9 Virtues in all, and each person possesses one of them in a way that is more dominant than the others.  The 9 Virtues come from the Bible, in 2 Peter 1:5-7:

“For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith goodness; and to goodness, knowledge;  and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance; and to perseverance, godliness; and to godliness, mutual affection; and to mutual affection, love.”

Today we’ll take a closer look at the first three: diligence, faith, and valor.

Before we begin, however, a quick word of caution: it will be tempting to read these blog posts and try to determine for yourself which is your Virtue.  I encourage you not to do that. Usually, it takes an objective observer — a mentor or coach — to help you identify your Virtue.  Many of the people I’ve worked with who have tried to do this on their own have gotten it wrong.  Because knowing your Virtue is such an important step in the journey to transformation, it’s very important that you work with a trained third party who can help you identify yours.  A misidentification can lead you down the wrong path entirely.

That out of the way, let’s move into a deeper exploration of these three Virtues.

1. Diligence.  Diligence is a sense of joy and a hope for future expectations.  A person who is diligent is not easily distracted, but moves forward, steadily and energetically, toward her goals.  A diligent person is an optimist through and through: she believes that she can create the outcomes she seeks.

2. Faith.  Faith is a sense of safety and pursuit of the unknown.  A person who is faithful has deep and abiding trust in God and the universe, and believes that all things are possible.  A faithful person isn’t afraid to take risks for high rewards.

3. Valor.  Valor is a sense of trust and impulse for creative expression.  A person whose Virtue is valor is drawn to their intuitive sense of out-of-the-box thinking, supernatural insights and boldly blazing paths where no one else has gone.   He trusts the world to be beautiful, and as a result finds beauty everywhere.

In our next posts, we’ll explore the other 6 Virtues.

For now, discuss in the comments below: what kind of experience have you had with each of the above three Virtues?

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26Feb/13

3 Virtues That Give You Power

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Discovering your virtue, or personal identity, is key in understanding why you are here and aids you in tapping into your full potential.  Part of the process of discovering your personal identity involves understanding the Virtue that defines who you are.  There are 9 Virtues in total, and each person has one Virtue that is most dominant in their lives.

Of course, though you have one overarching Virtue, many people have the influence of several or even all the Virtues.

Here are three Virtues that are very powerful:

1.   Diligence.  Diligence produces joy and a hope for future expectations. It fuels hard work and a refusal to give up.

2.   Faith.  Faith is the virtue that enables you to take a leap into the unknown while trusting that you will be protected and safe.  

3.   Valor.  Valor is a sense of trust in oneself and in the world. It is best manifest in people who have an impulse for creative expression. 

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20Feb/13

What Is Virtue?

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The word “virtue” has interesting connotations in modern society.   We tend to think of it as something that refers to moral goodness — for example, someone who demonstrates behavior that is true and upright.  If you were brought up in a religious household, you might associate it with sexual purity or chastity.   Or perhaps you’ve never thought much about the word at all: it isn’t a term you hear all that frequently anymore.

Would it surprise you to learn that virtue actually means strength?

It comes from the Latin word, virtus, which has connotations of excellence, courage, worth, and valor.

And in the work we do here at Quantum Emergence, it takes on even deeper meaning: Virtue is the term we use to describe your core identity.

What do I mean by that?

Consider the following…

Think about the word “strength.”  When we say that someone has “strengths,” what do we mean?  We often use the word strengths to contrast with the word weaknesses: “Joe has many strengths, but he has some weaknesses, too.”

Of course, when you get right down to it, often a person’s strengths and weaknesses are just two sides of the same coin.

Think about it: a person who is determined can be stubborn; a person who is gentle can be passive; a person who is energetic can be overwhelming.   In your own life, you could probably identify your greatest strength and flip it over to discover that it also carries your greatest weakness. Or if you have an easier time identifying your weakness, flip it over and there you’ll discover your greatest strength.

This has a lot of resonance with what we talked about recently on the blog — the process of discovering the truth behind your limiting beliefs.  By turning limiting beliefs on their head, you often find profound truths.

So what does all this have to do with Virtue?

Everything.

You see, your Virtue is your core strength: that which is the essence of you.  Many of the problems you’ve encountered in your life have arisen because you have neglected your Virtue and have not been living from that deepest and most essential aspect of who you are.  Quite literally, it is as if you have forgotten who you are and have been attempting to live someone else’s life.  When you understand and embrace your . true self  — who God made you to be — you will find that friction, frustration, and lackluster results melt away.  Knowing your Virtue helps you discover your strength, so that you unleash your best life possible.

There are 9 basic Virtues.  Over the next few weeks, we’ll explore each one, to help you get a sense for what’s possible when you understand this core aspect of your identity.

For now, here’s a question to consider in the comments below: how have you found that your greatest strengths are often your greatest weaknesses…and vice versa?

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19Feb/13

Why Identity Is So Important

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Are you having a personal identity crisis?  Do you know who you are, why you’re here, and God’s plan for you?  The knowledge of personal identity is vital to successful transformation and growth.  Here are three reasons why:

  1. It Helps You Learn the Truth about Yourself.  So often our identities are based on false beliefs or perceptions – who we think we are rather than who we actually are.  When you understand your true personal identity, it gives you purpose.
  1. It Empowers You.  Likewise, when you understand your true identity, you will discover great strength.  This strength and energy empowers you and enables you to achieve the things you want most in life.
  1. It Enables You to Live a Fuller, Richer Life.  When you discover your true essence and divinity, it helps you understand that you are a part of something greater than you imagined.  With this newfound knowledge, you can free yourself of the shackles of limiting beliefs and realize your true potential.

Knowing and understanding your true personal identity will enable you to tap into a strength and energy that will bring you greater happiness, joy, and fulfillment.  These are just three reasons why.

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01Feb/13

Why “Traditional” Approaches to Overcoming Limiting Beliefs Don’t Work

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We’re nearing the end of our series on limiting beliefs.  I hope by now you have a solid sense for what they are, why it’s so important to overcome them, and how you can begin the process.

If you’ve been around the personal development world for any extended period of time, you’ve probably heard any number of “remedies” for limiting beliefs.  Maybe you’ve heard that you’re supposed to…

  • Stop identifying with the belief
  • Recite positive affirmations
  • Test your assumptions
  • Meditate
  • Create new habits
  • Reframe the belief
  • Go to therapy
  • Undergo hypnosis
  • Set goals
  • Create a vision board
  • Stop focusing on the past
  • Use brain entrainment technology and subliminal audios/videos

…or any number of techniques “guaranteed” to help you rid yourself of pesky limited beliefs once and for all.

There’s just one problem.

These techniques don’t work.

Don’t get me wrong.  Some of them are truly powerful thought- and behavior-modification strategies that, when implemented under the right circumstances, can be effective.

But the fundamental issue is that these techniques still operate from the faulty assumption that limiting beliefs are the root of your problem, as opposed to just a symptom

Remember: the root of your problem is an identity problem.  You haven’t discovered who you are at your very core — what I call your Virtue.  So you can work to change your limiting beliefs, but if you’re no closer to understanding this vital component of yourself, you’ll continue to struggle.

Until you go beyond your limiting beliefs and address the heart of the matter — coming to understand your Virtue, or your true identity — all the techniques in the world will merely scratch the surface.  It’s like painting over a crack in the wall, or putting a rug over a hole in the floor.   It might look better for a while, but ultimately, you need to dive in and repair what’s wrong.

Fortunately, at Quantum Emergence, we have an entire process devoted to helping you shine a light on your limiting beliefs and discover the truth behind them.  If this is a journey you’re interested in taking, I’d like to invite you to take advantage of a FREE Beyond Breakthrough Coaching Session with me or one of my certified coaches.  In this 30-minute session, you’ll begin the journey into understanding your true identity, so that you can step into the life you were made for.

29Jan/13

How to Ascertain the Truth Behind Limiting Beliefs

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On our blog for the past couple of weeks, we’ve been talking about limiting beliefs: what they are, and why, surprisingly, they’re not the core source of your problems, unlike what so many personal development gurus might have you believe.

Instead, limiting beliefs are a symptom of a deeper problem.

In a previous post, I put it this way:

All limiting beliefs are the dark side of a profound truth about yourself; something that your subconscious is trying to protect.

The only thing that can truly heal, complete, and correct a limiting belief is for you to become aware of the light side of your truth — what I call your Virtue, or your true identity.  Then you can embrace what is real, and your limiting belief will melt away.

You see, there is a reason that the limiting beliefs that afflict you are present — and why the same limiting belief might not be a problem for another person.  Limiting beliefs are not chosen at random, formed by accident, or picked out of a hat by chance.

They are always created from a source of light.

Let me say that again: they are always created from a source of light.

Limiting beliefs, then, represent the “dark side” or negative aspects of your truth.  Otherwise, the limiting belief would have no “teeth,” no ability to be compelling or make you feel badly.

In other words: there is always truth lurking on the other side of a lie.

But how do you do it?  How do you discover the truth behind your limiting beliefs?

Quite frankly, this is an important process that is best undertaken with the help of a mentor or coach who understands this process well.  Otherwise, you might misidentify the lie, and end up exchanging one limiting belief for another!

At Quantum Emergence, we have an entire process devoted to helping you shine a light on your limiting beliefs and discover the truth behind them.  If this is a journey you’re interested in taking, I’d like to invite you to take advantage of a FREE Beyond Breakthrough Coaching Session with me or one of my certified coaches.  In this 30-minute session, you’ll begin the journey into understanding your true identity, so that you can step into the life you were made for.

18Jan/13

Why Limiting Beliefs Are NOT the Problem

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In my last post “What Is a Limiting Belief?” we spent some time talking about limiting beliefs: what they are and how they affect our ability to live the life we want.

But did you know that limiting beliefs are NOT the real problem?

I know that sounds strange.  After all, most people — especially the so-called “gurus” in the personal development industry — tend to think that if they could just eliminate limiting beliefs, they’d never struggle again.  So they get to work, applying this technique or that strategy to minimize the effects of limiting beliefs.

But limiting beliefs are NOT the source of the core problem.

They are merely a symptom.

The core problem is that you have a distorted self-perception that is feeding all the limiting beliefs you’re experiencing.

Let me give you an example.

Say you’re struggling to stay physically fit.  You’re overweight, you’re tired.  And though you know you want to be healthier, you can’t quite bring yourself to get off the couch and throw away the potato chips.

Traditional personal development teachers might tell you that your root problem is that you subconsciously believe you are fat.

This isn’t wrong, but it only scratches the surface.

You can spend all the time in the world trying to convince yourself that you ARE someone who can be thin, fit, and active — trying to change, or replace your limiting belief — but if you don’t dig deeper, it probably won’t work very well.

Instead, you must recognize this fact: all limiting beliefs are the dark side  of a profound truth about yourself; something that your subconscious is trying to protect.

The only thing that can truly heal, complete, and correct a limiting belief is for you to become aware of the light side of your truth — what I call your Virtue, or your true identity.  Then you can embrace what is real, and your limiting belief will melt away.

In our example of someone who struggles with their weight,  realize that the belief system doesn’t even know that you’re overweight, or what weight is for that matter, but it DOES no how important it is for you to feel connected and have a sense of belonging with those who are important to you or who you love. So to add a few clichés here such as; “the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree” and “birds of a feather flock together”, there’s a good chance that the people you are closest to also have weight problems. Obviously, having a deep sense of connection and belonging with those you love is a good thing and thus the light side of who you are. However, conditioning says that you must maintain that connection at all costs and one way to be liked by them is to look like them. Thus, subconsciously speaking, being overweight is your ticket to fill the need of connection and belonging. Consequently, the subconscious fulfills this prime objective by maintaining a limiting belief that compels your dominant thoughts, feelings and behaviors to sabotage your efforts to lose weight whenever it might arise.

Do you see?

The real problem isn’t the limiting belief; it’s what’s behind the limiting belief.  The limiting belief is just a symptom of a more serious malady.

For help discovering your Virtue and ridding yourself of limiting beliefs, request a FREE 30-minute Beyond Breakthrough Coaching Session with one of Quantum Emergence’s qualified coaches today. 

15Jan/13

3 Elements of Limiting Beliefs

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How can you tell a limiting belief from a supporting belief?  There are three elements that will help you determine that what you’re experiencing is a limiting belief that will hinder your transformation process.

1) Limiting beliefs carry negative emotions.  Limiting beliefs always come with negative emotions attached.

2) Limiting beliefs maintain a low self-image.  If the belief you’re investing in makes you feel badly about yourself, it is limiting.

3) Limiting beliefs always play on one of the three fears of man.  There are three universal fears that afflict humankind: the fear that we are not valuable, worthy, or significant; the fear that we are not loved nor lovable; the fear that we are alone and disconnected.  If the belief you’ve identified is associated with one of these three fears, you can be certain it is a limiting belief.

Understanding and identifying limiting beliefs is an important step on the road to transformation.

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