Master Your Mind WORKSHEET. Week 1 You Have Only 1 Real Problem

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1 Master Your Mind WORKSHEET Week 1 You Have Only 1 Real Problem

2 YOUR BELIEFS ARE BEHIND HOW YOU INTERPRET & CREATE EVERYTHING Welcome! This is your worksheet for Week 1 in the program. Your Resources Remember that as part of Week 1, you will find inside the online Members Area the following resources: Week 1 Training Video (in audio format as well in case you prefer to listen offline rather than watching the video) Week 1 Worksheet (this document) Week 1 Mind Mastery Audio The Purpose Week 1 is designed to show you clearly the 1 real problem you have below all other issues and symptoms, to show you how it is that you interpret and experience life through your paradigm, how you create your life from the insideout and therefore where your greatest point of power exists. In particular, this worksheet exercise is to: Help you see your own limiting beliefs Help you understand how those limiting beliefs sit behind patterns of recurring negative thoughts, feelings, behavior, choices, actions/inaction and results From that clarity, and knowing your point of power is in your control, support you to be ready to move forward with mastering your mind Pinch Me Living 2

3 Your Action - to make the most of Week 1 of the Master Your Mind program, please: Watch/listen to the Week 1 training video/audio. Complete this Week 1 worksheet exercise by answering the questions on the following pages. Also note any other insights you have during this exercise, any ideas or inspirations that arise, any concerns or question marks. Please keep your completed worksheet handy to refer to during Master Your Mind. You will receive other worksheets, which you can collate and keep together for future reference. Register for the group Coaching/Q&A classes (if you haven't already). You can presubmit questions to me online in the Members Area in the discussion forum for Master Your Mind Week 1, or you can also ask your questions live during the class. Listen to the Week 1 Mind Mastery Audio every day until you receive next week s training. The more you absorb the content the better. Your mind absorbs, and begins to align to, whatever you feed it repetitively and consistently. Pinch Me Living 3

4 (1) CHECKING YOURSELF FOR COMMON FOUNDATION LIMITING BELIEFS Following is a list of core limiting beliefs that commonly exist behind many life problems. These limiting beliefs are like the foundation upon which other limiting beliefs start to form, build and grow. Think of your beliefs like a house of cards, or a tower of building blocks. The bottom layer of cards or building blocks creates a stable foundation upon which everything else rests. If you remove the bottom cards or blocks, the rest of the structure has nothing supporting it and begins to fall away. In the same way, we focus on identifying and addressing these foundational limiting beliefs, because as we clear away these core limiting beliefs, any others resting upon them also begin to fall away the structure of your limiting paradigm has nothing left to hold it in place. We are starting this program by going straight to the very core, to the root cause. It is not necessary for you to be exactly sure, black and white, on your responses to this exercise. The intent is merely to build your awareness and understanding as a starting point for change. The process for rewiring your mind through this Master Your Mind program is going to be the same whether you have a few or many limiting beliefs, and whether you know them clearly or not, you will still experience a paradigm shift. To begin, read the list of common foundational limiting beliefs on the next page and notice whether you believe any of the statements to be true. Pay attention to your initial gut reaction, your emotional response. Commonly, a sense of hesitation or indecision indicates that a part of you does believe it to be true. Place a tick next to all those statements that you believe to be true. You may wish to cross out all the rest. Pinch Me Living 4

5 In relation to any area of life, do I ever find myself thinking or feeling I am not enough (fill in the blank) I am not good enough I am not enough I am incomplete I am not deserving I am not worthy I am not supported I am not safe I am not loveable I am unloved I am alone I am nothing Pinch Me Living 5

6 (2) CHECKING YOURSELF FOR FOUNDATION HEALTHY BELIEFS Another way to assess your beliefs, is to now ask yourself if you believe the opposite the core positive beliefs that are foundational requirements (the bottom building blocks ) for a healthy paradigm. Read the list below. Pay attention to your initial gut reaction, your instinctive response. Commonly, a sense of hesitation or indecision indicates that a part of you does not believe it to be true. Circle/highlight all those statements that you do not believe. In relation to all areas of my life, do I think and feel I am good enough I am enough I am whole and complete I am deserving I am worthy I am supported I am safe I am loveable I am loved I am connected I belong I am valid, valued and valuable Pinch Me Living 6

7 If you get stuck when considering these statements, and you are unsure if you have these healthy beliefs or not, instead reflect on each of them (one by one) in relation to each area of life. For example Regarding relationships, do I feel good enough? Regarding my work/career/vocation and workplace, do I feel good enough? Regarding my body, do I feel good enough? Regarding money, do I feel good enough? OR In relation to my goals, do I feel I am enough? In relation to my social life and activities, do I feel I am enough? In relation to my hobbies, passions, interests, do I feel I am enough? OR In relation to success, do I feel worthy? In relation to having relationships, do I feel worthy? In relation to receiving love and compassion, do I feel worthy? In relation to money and abudance, do I feel worthy? You can apply each healthy belief statement to each area of your life, and see if you can agree with it. You are testing yourself looking for resonance or hestitation. Areas of life to test the healthy beliefs in might include - love, relationships, family, friends, community, social, work/career, business, vocation, education, study, hobbies, passions, interests, passtimes, goals, success, money, resources, body, health, wellbeing, fitness, lifestyle, soul/spirit, faith, purpose. Pinch Me Living 7

8 (3) CHECKING YOURSELF FOR RECURRING NEGATIVE THOUGHT PATTERNS While the common limiting beliefs already mentioned are typically the foundation that hold other many limiting beliefs in place, it is helpful to stocktake yourself as a unique individual to see if there are any other additional significant limiting beliefs that may be causing issues in your paradigm. A simple way to do this is to consider each area of your life using the prompts below, and to check if you have any obvious recurring negative thought patterns about that area of life, or about yourself in relation to it. Recurring patterns of negative thinking point back to limiting beliefs. Do you have any other recurring negative thoughts about YOURSELF? Do you have recurring negative thoughts about LOVE (loving yourself, loving others, being loved by others, giving love, receiving love)? Pinch Me Living 8

9 Do you have recurring negative thoughts about RELATIONSHIPS (with family, friends, dating, intimate relationships, workplace, social)? Do you have recurring negative thoughts about COMMUNICATION (your own, other people s, how you are treated, your ability to self-express)? Do you have recurring negative thoughts about your BODY, HEALTH & WELLBEING (physical, mental, emotional, fitness, appearance, wellbeing, lifestyle)? Pinch Me Living 9

10 Do you have recurring negative thoughts about MONEY & ABUNDANCE (what you have, what others have, the availability of it, what it means, what it creates, what it causes)? Do you have any recurring negative thoughts about VOCATION, CAREER & BUSINESS (your own, what to do, how to create what you want, about possibilities, goals, opportunities or success, about your capability)? Do you have any recurring negative thoughts about yourself or life in relation to the PAST (things that have happened either to you or around you)? Pinch Me Living 10

11 Do you have any recurring negative thoughts about yourself or life in relation to your PRESENT circumstances, lifestyle or issues? Do you have any recurring negative thoughts about your FUTURE? Pinch Me Living 11

12 (4) CHECKING YOURSELF FOR UNHELPFUL NEURO-ASSOCIATIONS Another way to prompt you to see your limiting beliefs more clearly is by checking for unhelpful neuro-associations you might have. A neuro-association is simply where your mind has created a mental (neuro) link (association) between two things. Examples are: You hear the word honey, you might automatically think bee or sweet You see a picture of a beach, you might automatically think holiday or relaxation or ocean You think of money, you might automatically think shopping or fun or bills or lack You think of work, you might automatically think boredom or stress or passion or success You smell an apple pie, you might automatically think grandma s house You hear problem, you might automatically think solution or pain You see a Christmas tree, you might automatically think party or vacation or family drama or presents You think of relationships, you might automatically think love or issues Throughout your life, with all the experiences you ve had and everything your mind has seen and heard, neuro-associations have naturally formed without you realising it. In some cases, you have linked pleasure to some things, and you have linked pain to other things. Your choices, behavior and actions are then influenced by those neuro-associations. Such neuro-associations can point toward what you believe to be true. Pinch Me Living 12

13 Examples: If the first thing that comes to mind when you hear/see/think relationships is difficult, then you might have limiting beliefs about relationships being hard work, or it being challenging to meet good people, which is now impacting your ability to create and maintain positive relationships. If the first thing that comes to mind when you hear/see/think my body, is something disempowering about your image, your health or weight, then you might have limiting beliefs about yourself or your body that keep you stuck in a pattern. If the first thing that comes to mind when you hear/see/think wealth is something negative about abundance, wealthy people or imbalance in society, then you might have limiting beliefs that hold you back in your financial situation. If the first thing that comes to mind when you hear/see/think time, is never enough, then you might have limiting beliefs which cause you undue stress and hinder your ability to be productive in getting things done. If the first thing that comes to mind when you think business, is failure or debt or risk, then you might have limiting beliefs that stop you from acting on inspired ideas for business, or that hold you back from growing in an existing business. Completing the following exercise to identify unhelpful neuro-associations is just another way to bring light to possible limiting beliefs. Consider each prompt word below, and write down the first words, feelings or sensations that jump to mind. You don t have to think about this exercise, your mind will immediately throw up associations. Trust whatever comes up Pinch Me Living 13

14 Work Money Wealth Success My goals Pinch Me Living 14

15 Opportunities Taking action Discipline Time Health Pinch Me Living 15

16 Fitness Exercise Eating Weight My body Pinch Me Living 16

17 Love Relationships Intimacy Communication Pinch Me Living 17

18 You might also choose to pick something in your life you re having problems with, e.g a certain person or a specific issue, and then test yourself for what neuroassociations you have regarding that person/issue. You might also choose to pick something you really want to create/achieve in your life right now, e.g. a specific result/goal, and then test yourself for what neuroassociations you have with that. If you wrote down any unhelpful associations (words, feelings, sensations) during this exercise, for each one now ask yourself - What feels true for me about this area of my life? What might I believe about this area that is not helping me? Pinch Me Living 18

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20 (5) CHECKING YOURSELF FOR LIMITING BELIEFS THAT CONTRADICT YOUR SPECIFIC GOALS Another great way to unearth limiting beliefs that are holding you back, is to apply particular trigger questions to your specific goals. Bring to mind now your most important current goals those might be formal goals that you ve written down or just aspirations you ve been thinking about. They might be goals you want to achieve in the short, medium or long term. Write your goals below: For each of your goals, answer the following trigger questions to see if you uncover any blocks in your mindset where what you believe contradicts what you say you want to experience, create or achieve. Pinch Me Living 20

21 For each goal, what do you think might be the reason you don't already have what you want? For each goal, what do you believe about being able to actually have what you want? Get brutally honest with yourself and ask - Do I really believe it's possible? Is that genuinely available to me? Can I see that actually happening for me? Pinch Me Living 21

22 For each goal, can you see any DOWNSIDE to you achieving it? Ask yourself Would it affect me adversely in any way? Would it expose me to anything I don't want to deal with? Would it change my lifestyle? Would it bring on new responsibilities? Would it attract attention? Would people see me differently? Would I have to go outside my comfort zone? Would it make me face "stuff" I don't want to address? When imagining myself having already achieved this goal, and imagining what my life will really be like day-to-day, is there any level of uneasiness or concern arising in me? Pinch Me Living 22

23 For each goal, can you see any UPSIDE to not achieving it, and remaining where you are? Ask yourself - Is there some part of me that is more comfortable not having my goal realised? Is there a benefit for retaining the status quo? Pinch Me Living 23

24 When you think of each goal, does a little voice inside reply with any of these statements: But I don't know how... But I can't... But I don't have... But I'm not... But it's not possible... But I'm afraid... But what if... Pinch Me Living 24

25 (6) CHECKING HOW YOU SEE YOURSELF COMPARED TO OTHER PEOPLE To finish, now double check yourself for any other limiting beliefs using these two prompt questions below... a) Is there anything that you believe is positively possible and available for other people but not for you? b) If so, what are those things, and why are they not possible and available for you? Why do you believe other people can have them? What is different about you that makes those things unavailable? Pinch Me Living 25