Do you know or do you think you Know?

Interesting question.

The reason I ask is that when you know something and I mean really know it, it is very powerful. Knowing something is more powerful than believing something. Believing in something inherently implies that there is still some doubt, however, small that may be.

What I am going to do is challenge some of what you think you know that could be holding you back.

Knowing means there is no doubt. So when someone is trying to convince you of something, or sell you something, do they really Know or do they just believe in what they are trying to sell you on?

Some little things that you know with complete confidence are your eye colour, for most guys there hair colour (sorry ladies – too much changing of colours to be completely confident!) You know your birthday. You know where you live.

Easy right, then we go into more complex areas and the challenge is do you know or do you believe. For instance, and this might get a little touchy for some. The political party you support, even I am not sure on this one. I know I believe about certain issues, can I guarantee that I know with certainty, probably not.

Spirituality for some also falls into this basket; Science and some of their claims for many fall into this basket.

So what is it that you really know? Spend some time and think about this. When you get to something that you think you know, ask how you know. Question the result you get. Challenge its veracity. If you are not sure, do some research, there is so much information online, I am sure you can find some evidence either way.

The reason I have gone down this path is that there are a lot of things we say to ourselves constantly that influence what we do and how we feel. Many of them are not true and have been carried with us for a long time because someone said something to us once and because they were in a position of power and influence on us, we believed it and have continued to ever since.

Such things as “You’ll never amount to much” (unworthiness); You are too small/slow/fat/clumsy (how many kids carry this with them for years?); “You’re not smart enough to do that” (unworthiness again), are carried with people for the rest of their lives, especially when said to young children and teenagers, whose minds are like play dough and take in everything that is said to them – unfortunately to stay with them and influence their own self talk for many years to come.

So again I ask you the first question, what is it that you know? Write down a list and if the items on the list are not working for you or are limiting in any way, challenge them. What would the opposite of that be? Write that down, which one is right? Which one will give you a better life from this moment forward?

My suggestion is to start believing in the outcome that gives the better result and if it isn’t true right now, work towards it becoming true so in the future you can say with 100% confidence that you know it.

Interested in hearing your thoughts.

Have an awesome day!

Paul