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" According to Stanford University psychology professor Albert Bandura, this power comprises four properties that help us achieve our goals. The first is intention. We can imagine a better reality than the one we’re currently experiencing. And we can work with others and within our circumstances to achieve it. Second, forethought. By visualizing the future, we can govern our behavior in the present and give purpose and meaning to our actions. Third, action. We have the ability to act on our plans, to stay motivated, and to respond in the moment to remain on course. Finally, self-reflection. We not only act, we know we act. That means we can evaluate how we’re doing, make adjustments, and even revise our plans.4 "
― Michael Hyatt , Your Best Year Ever: A 5-Step Plan for Achieving Your Most Important Goals
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" 1. Recognize the Power of Your Beliefs “Our thoughts determine our lives,” as the Serbian monk Thaddeus of Vitovnica said. Both positively and negatively, your beliefs have tremendous impact on your experience of life. Recognizing that fact is the first stage in experiencing your best year ever. 2. Confront Your Limiting Beliefs We all have limiting beliefs about the world, others, and ourselves. Four indicators you’re trapped in a limiting belief are whether your opinion is formed by: ‣ Black-and-white thinking ‣ Personalizing ‣ Catastrophizing ‣ Universalizing It’s also important to identify the source of your limiting beliefs, whether it’s past experience, the news media, social media, or negative relationships. 3. Upgrade Your Beliefs Get a notebook or a pad of paper and draw a line down the middle of the page so you have two columns. Now use this six-step process to swap your limiting beliefs for liberating truths. ‣ Recognize your limiting belief. Upgrading your thinking starts with awareness, so take a minute to reflect on what beliefs are holding you back. ‣ Record the belief. In the left-hand column, jot down the belief. Writing it down helps you externalize it. ‣ Review the belief. Evaluate how the belief is serving you. Is it empowering? Is it helping you reach your goals? ‣ Reject/reframe the belief. Sometimes you can simply contradict a limiting belief. Other times, you might need to build a case against it or look at your obstacles from a better angle. ‣ Revise the belief. In the right-hand column write down a new liberating truth that corresponds to the old limiting belief. ‣ Reorient yourself to the new belief. Commit to living as if it’s true. "
― Michael Hyatt , Your Best Year Ever: A 5-Step Plan for Achieving Your Most Important Goals