26Mar/13

3 Common Lies People Tell Themselves

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You will never develop the meaningful, immediate, permanent change you desire in life unless you stop believing the lies you tell yourself.  The lies you believe as truth get in the way of meaningful, immediate, permanent change and impede real transformation.  Here are three of the most common lies people tell themselves:

  1. “I’ll Be Happy When…”  However you choose to end that sentence: (“…I have more money,” “…I have a girlfriend/boyfriend,” “…I have a better job,” etc.), until you get past the limiting belief that you require someone or something else outside of you to make you complete, you are standing in the way of meaningful, immediate, permanent change in your life.
  1. “I Can’t Do It.”  One of the biggest lies we tell ourselves is that we can’t accomplish whatever it is we’re faced with.  Whether it’s learning a new skill or breaking a bad habit, we forget that we attracted that situation in the first place. 
  1. “I’m Not ______ Enough.”  Again, fill in the blank: (“beautiful,” “smart,” “talented,” “good,” etc.)  This lie is a product of your upbringing and experiences and points you to a deeper truth about yourself. 

Lies like these inhibit your ability to achieve the meaningful, immediate, permanent change you desire in life.  Recognizing the lies for what they are is the first step to real transformation.

 

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20Mar/13

The Benefit of Limiting Beliefs

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Talk to most “self-improvement” gurus, and they’ll tell you that Limiting Beliefs are the Enemy.

They’re not entirely wrong.  Limiting beliefs do prevent you from living the kind of robust, engaged, fulfilled life you were made for.

But what they’re not telling you is that there are actually profound benefits to your Limiting Beliefs.

Yep, you read that right.

Benefits.

You see, we live in a world of grace and power.  Thus, even things that appear to us to be negative or painful can actually be extremely useful and productive.

In the case of limiting beliefs, the primary benefit is contained in this simple truth: your Limiting Beliefs, as painful as they might be, point you to something that is profoundly true about you…something that can help you thrive and succeed.

Here’s an example.

Let’s say that someone insists to you that the sky is red.  How much angst or frustration would that cause you?  Probably none.  You might think them strange…you might wonder what’s wrong with them…you might pat them on the head and try to humor them.

But because you understand that their claim is absolutely, completely false, it doesn’t reel you in.

It doesn’t “hook” you or trigger you emotionally.

Limiting Beliefs are limiting because they contain elements of truth.  They are the dark side, or the shadow side, of something deeply wonderful and divine about you.

Thus, when you flip them over, you make important self-discoveries that you never would have had the opportunity to make otherwise.  The pain of the limiting beliefs has spurred you into reflection, into resolution, into truth.

And as the scripture says, the truth will set you free.

When you think of it that way, it’s a pretty awesome benefit after all, isn’t it?

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19Mar/13

3 Steps in Self-Discovery

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Creating permanent transformation in your life may seem an insurmountable and impossible challenge.  Once you understand the keys to self-discovery, however, you will be well on your way to the kind of personal transformation you desire in life.  Here are three steps to self-discovery to get you started:

  1. Examine Your Beliefs.  What do you believe to be true in life and why do you believe it?  If you give yourself permission to closely scrutinize your deeply-held beliefs, you can discover those which are false and which limit your personal growth.
  1. Discover Your Virtue.  Your virtue is who you really are – your core essence.  When you truly understand your purpose and identity and why you are here, you will unlock the potential masked behind the falsehoods in your life.
  1. Create New Beliefs.  As you discover your true identity and filter out the limiting beliefs in your life, you can then create accurate beliefs based on the truth of who you are.

Real and lasting transformation can be yours if you take steps like these towards self-discovery.

 

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13Mar/13

The 9 Virtues Part 3: Goodness, Kindness, Love

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Welcome to the last in our series of posts about Virtue — that core aspect of your identity that helps you understand who you really are and who God made you to be.

In our first post we talked about what Virtue is.  In our last two posts, we’ve spoken about the other six Virtues: diligence, faith, and valor and knowledge, self-control, and perseverance.

Today, we’ll talk about the final three: goodness, kindness, and love.

1. Goodness.  Goodness is a sense of purity and protecting what is right.  A person who is good is honest and straightforward.  There is no deception or game-playing.  Instead, there is a wholesome quality of honesty, a clear sense of right and a wrong, and a steady commitment to doing the right thing.

2. Kindness.  Kindness is a sense of appreciation and a standing for equality.  People who are kind are genuinely grateful for their blessings and gifts.  They see grace everywhere and freely extend it to others.  They are very conscientious about others’ suffering and oppression, and seek to correct inequalities in the world.

3. Love.  Love is a sense of abundance and an agenda for completion.  A person whose primary Virtue is love is overflowing with generosity, praise, and care. They have the ability to see past peoples fake masks and false pretenses and see their perfection. There is also a strong desire  for wholeness and completeness  — not just within the self, but for the world at large.

It’s important to understand that one Virtue isn’t “better” than another.  The Virtues aren’t a hierarchy; they’re gifts. As such, each gift is necessary so that the world can function as it should.  Denying your Virtue means you’re denying the world of something precious and profound.

In the Bible, Paul compared the gifts that each of us brings to the world to a body: each part is necessary for the proper functioning and thriving of the body as a whole.

“Now if the foot should say, ‘Because I am not a hand, I do not belong to the body,’ it would not for that reason stop being part of the body.  And if the ear should say, ‘Because I am not an eye, I do not belong to the body,’ it would not for that reason stop being part of the body.  If the whole body were an eye, where would the sense of hearing be?  If the whole body were an ear, where would the sense of smell be?  But in fact God has placed the parts in the body, every one of them, just as he wanted them to be.”

When you embrace your Virtue, suddenly you’ll find that you’re able to contribute and create in a way that you couldn’t before.  Knowing who you are — your Virtue, your core identity — allows you to step into the life you were made to live.

What experience have you had with the concept of embracing who you really are?  How have you seen it yield fruits in your life?

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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12Mar/13

3 Virtues That Give You Greater Prosperity

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Prosperity and abundance and flow from understanding our Virtue, or our core identity.  This entire month we’ve been exploring the concept of Virtue in general and taking a deeper look at the specific Virtues that form the center of who we are.  Each person has one primary Virtue (of nine) that is their deepest, most important gift.

Here are three of the nine Virtues…

  1. Kindness instills in you a sense of appreciation for others as well as a desire for equality.  It is what causes you to have a grateful heart and to fight for the rights and dignity of others.
  1. Goodness. Goodness is the desire to do what is right for pure and unselfish reasons.
  1. Love.  Love is the Virtue of prosperity and abundance.  It craves completion and wholeness, not just for itself, but for all the world. 

Prosperity and abundance can only be achieved in life if you understand and live according to the Virtue that makes up your core being.  These are just three of the Virtues that may be your gift.  By discovering your Virtue, you will be well on your way to a rich and prosperous life.

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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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