Why you should be concerned about your beliefs
If you have read any of the writings of the top self-help experts during the past 10 years—such as Deepak Chopra, Jack Canfield, or Joe Vitale—you’ve learned that permanent change is impossible without eliminating the beliefs that are keeping you stuck. I agree; beliefs do have that power. But why? What gives our beliefs the power they have to determine our behavior and feelings? There are two reasons why beliefs have the power they have—one is obvious, the other more subtle. Our beliefs about reality ARE our reality First, a belief is a statement about people, reality, or ourselves that [...]
Are Your Beliefs Making You Ill?
The Placebo Effect One of the best proofs that beliefs have a powerful impact on our health has existed for years right under the noses of every physician in the world: the placebo effect, “a change in a patient’s illness attributable to the symbolic import of a treatment rather than a specific pharmacologic or physiological property.” In other words, it is your natural healing ability triggered by belief in a treatment, doctor, or institution. Every new drug is tested for safety and efficacy before it is put on the market. Part of all testing involves giving the [...]
