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November 2009 
What is the most difficult thing for you to believe?
Posted on Oct 9th, 2008
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Mitsu
Mitsu
This is in Response to the Questions and Reflections for October 09, 2008:
Right now in my life, the most difficult for me to believe in is my abilities. I am in Chile on student exchange getting used to another language and culture, and at times it's hard for me to believe that one day I will be fluent in this language.
It's also hard for me to believe (although I am getting better by leaps and bounds) that I will someday be a millionaire and an excellente money manager. I come from a blue-collar family with an old school mentality of making money, with no other wealthy relatives to help me learn how to make and use money more wisely. So I find it very difficult at times training myself to manage and make money in a SMART way, rather than slave away and be paid for the hour for the rest of my life.
Since I got here in August, I have been reading this declarations from this great book, Secrets of the Millionaire Mind, twice a day- once in the morning after rising, and once at night before going to sleep. These declarations are powerful, manifestive, and commanding, such as, "I AM AN EXCELLENT MONEY MANAGER...LUCRATIVE OPPORTUNITIES ALWAYS COME MY WAY....MY CAPACITY TO EARN, HOLD, AND GROW MONEY EXPANDS DAY BY DAY". While I am feeling more comfortable and powerful saying these declarations everyday, this voice or old piece of my old school mentality keeps saying with uncertainty, "Are you sure you can be that?" So now, I feel like this battle of beliefs is ebbing and clashing inside myself; and because I am stating these declarations everyday aloud, I am feeling more confident in myself, and in the believe that I WILL be a millionaire, and that I already have a millionaire mind.
This is something I've recently discovered- it's very hard to change a certain mentality or long-standing belief in yourself, especially if it's one we've learned or beileved in since childhood. Just like I'm sure it would be difficult for a child of a Neo-Nazi family to actually confront and change their beliefs given to/imposed upon them all their life. It's difficult to BELIEVE that you can be something or even truly believe in something different from that which you have been accustomed to your whole life.
It's also hard for me to believe (although I am getting better by leaps and bounds) that I will someday be a millionaire and an excellente money manager. I come from a blue-collar family with an old school mentality of making money, with no other wealthy relatives to help me learn how to make and use money more wisely. So I find it very difficult at times training myself to manage and make money in a SMART way, rather than slave away and be paid for the hour for the rest of my life.
Since I got here in August, I have been reading this declarations from this great book, Secrets of the Millionaire Mind, twice a day- once in the morning after rising, and once at night before going to sleep. These declarations are powerful, manifestive, and commanding, such as, "I AM AN EXCELLENT MONEY MANAGER...LUCRATIVE OPPORTUNITIES ALWAYS COME MY WAY....MY CAPACITY TO EARN, HOLD, AND GROW MONEY EXPANDS DAY BY DAY". While I am feeling more comfortable and powerful saying these declarations everyday, this voice or old piece of my old school mentality keeps saying with uncertainty, "Are you sure you can be that?" So now, I feel like this battle of beliefs is ebbing and clashing inside myself; and because I am stating these declarations everyday aloud, I am feeling more confident in myself, and in the believe that I WILL be a millionaire, and that I already have a millionaire mind.
This is something I've recently discovered- it's very hard to change a certain mentality or long-standing belief in yourself, especially if it's one we've learned or beileved in since childhood. Just like I'm sure it would be difficult for a child of a Neo-Nazi family to actually confront and change their beliefs given to/imposed upon them all their life. It's difficult to BELIEVE that you can be something or even truly believe in something different from that which you have been accustomed to your whole life.
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I'd just like to say that I think it is quite a feat to identify a belief or thought within yourself, and it takes great courage to work at changing it as you are doing.
I am currently exploring the same question of how to change a mindset about something…
it seems like little steps can be helpful, like finding a new thought you agree with but that feels better than the old thought. For me, the recent issue has been being afraid that I have wasted time by living at home here….that my experience of life has been less rich than it could have been because I haven't left yet. I am currently working on replacing that thought with this thought: “Living at home has helped me clarify my desires about how I want to live in the future.” That is very true, because without the frustration I have felt at certain aspects of life here, I could not be as clear about what is ideal for me.
In your case the old thought might be, “I will not be able to become a millionaire because of the mentality of my parents.” You could try replacing this thought with “Because of the mentality of my family towards money, I have a knowledge of money management strategies that do not work and how limiting certain mentalities with regard to money can be.”
Not everyone has the knowledge that you have as a result of living that experience…people who have grown up in situations where their parents have managed money fairly well are not as clear about what strategies to avoid as well as the impact of certain mindsets on quality of life.
it was really nice to read what you wrote, since I have been feeling some of the same things with regard to trying to change my beliefs.
Leah
Mitsu, thanks for your last few posts. They're always thought-provoking, and I look forward to reading them.
I've got a question: What does it mean to have a 'millionaire mind,' as you mentioned above? Can you tell me more about this idea?
Thanks!
I would also recommend “The Millionaire Next Door” by Thomas J. Stanley