Comments on: The myth of beliefs http://empiricalcoaching.com/blog/personal-development/the-myth-of-beliefs/ Sat, 19 May 2012 17:03:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Gareth http://empiricalcoaching.com/blog/personal-development/the-myth-of-beliefs/#comment-609 Gareth Mon, 09 Jun 2008 19:39:11 +0000 http://empiricalcoaching.com/blog/?p=52#comment-609 Hi, I have just been reflecting on the information you provide and when put all together it appears to be a powerful system. Ther is one point that I could do with some help with. Chapter 2 states-As Henry Ford once famously said, “Whether you believe that you can, or that you can’t – you’re absolutely right!” In this Chapter - The myth of beliefs, you say He may have been a great industrialist – but in my opinion he was either misquoted or he was wrong! Could you please say how these references square up when putting all the steps/chapters together. Thanks, Gareth Hi,
I have just been reflecting on the information you provide and when put all together it appears to be a powerful system.

Ther is one point that I could do with some help with. Chapter 2 states-As Henry Ford once famously said, “Whether you believe that you can, or that you can’t – you’re absolutely right!”

In this Chapter - The myth of beliefs, you say He may have been a great industrialist – but in my opinion he was either misquoted or he was wrong!

Could you please say how these references square up when putting all the steps/chapters together. Thanks, Gareth

]]> By: valerie http://empiricalcoaching.com/blog/personal-development/the-myth-of-beliefs/#comment-354 valerie Thu, 29 May 2008 04:09:01 +0000 http://empiricalcoaching.com/blog/?p=52#comment-354 Sorry for for being so Naive , and I'm really not as "blond" as I was as a a child - but what exactly does "The Emperor has no clothes" really mean? Love to hear your understanding, or belief on this. Interesting because Anthony actually said the "king has no clothes" and everyone starting picking up "emperor" instead of "king". Maybe I'm being too petty, but detail seems to pop up with me ,from time to time, but not always where it should! Sorry for for being so Naive , and I’m really not as “blond” as I was as a a child - but what exactly does “The Emperor has no clothes” really mean?
Love to hear your understanding, or belief on this.

Interesting because Anthony actually said the “king has no clothes” and everyone starting picking up “emperor” instead of “king”.
Maybe I’m being too petty, but detail seems to pop up with me ,from time to time, but not always where it should!

]]> By: joseph http://empiricalcoaching.com/blog/personal-development/the-myth-of-beliefs/#comment-334 joseph Tue, 27 May 2008 08:24:58 +0000 http://empiricalcoaching.com/blog/?p=52#comment-334 HI Anth I read your blog & daily action tips.your messages inspires me and I have realy benefited from your collection of tips.So, you deserve a praise.About ''The myths of beliefs'' it depends on ones undersanding towards our beliefs for one cannot belief that anything is possible without coming to knowledge & understernding in positive perception. Having the faith to fulfill our beliefs leads to true results which wipes away doubt in our inner being.GOD BLESS U ANTH.Joseph,Nairobi,Kenya.bye. HI Anth I read your blog & daily action tips.your messages inspires me and I have realy benefited from your collection of tips.So, you deserve a praise.About ”The myths of beliefs” it depends on ones undersanding towards our beliefs for one cannot belief that anything is possible without coming to knowledge & understernding in positive perception. Having the faith to fulfill our beliefs leads to true results which wipes away doubt in our inner being.GOD BLESS U ANTH.Joseph,Nairobi,Kenya.bye.

]]> By: Autumn Ruscigno-Cline http://empiricalcoaching.com/blog/personal-development/the-myth-of-beliefs/#comment-303 Autumn Ruscigno-Cline Sat, 24 May 2008 02:34:03 +0000 http://empiricalcoaching.com/blog/?p=52#comment-303 I read your blog, and I just have too say boo frickin hoo. I mean yes, i get it belief doesn't control the world but if you constantly tell yourself that you are not capable then you sabotoge yourself, that's the point, not that you can just will yourself too do unimaginable things that take practice and research. That attitude is a major problem in this world. We are taught that you go too school , do well, go to college, get a job and that's that, but today there are so many other opportunities out there that were not available 25 years ago ( even 10 for that matter) yet we are majoritively doing the same thing... Here's a quote for ya.. The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over expecting different results.. Albert Einstein. Positivity goes along way and you shouldn't just blanketly tell people it doesn't. Not trying to be bitchy..just my opinion.thanks for listening Autumn I read your blog, and I just have too say boo frickin hoo. I mean yes, i get it belief doesn’t control the world but if you constantly tell yourself that you are not capable then you sabotoge yourself, that’s the point, not that you can just will yourself too do unimaginable things that take practice and research. That attitude is a major problem in this world. We are taught that you go too school , do well, go to college, get a job and that’s that, but today there are so many other opportunities out there that were not available 25 years ago ( even 10 for that matter) yet we are majoritively doing the same thing… Here’s a quote for ya.. The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over expecting different results.. Albert Einstein. Positivity goes along way and you shouldn’t just blanketly tell people it doesn’t.

Not trying to be bitchy..just my opinion.thanks for listening
Autumn

]]> By: Dale http://empiricalcoaching.com/blog/personal-development/the-myth-of-beliefs/#comment-293 Dale Fri, 23 May 2008 01:29:47 +0000 http://empiricalcoaching.com/blog/?p=52#comment-293 I just read this post. Whether Mr. Ford (we do owe him respect!) said “Whether you believe you can, or you believe you can’t you are absolutely right!” exactly that way or not doesn't really matter! I do think that he was right. If you want to achieve it, you MUST believe it's possible! If you don't believe it, how hard will you try? Henry Ford was the force behind the v-8 engine. A LONG time ago, he told his engineers to find a way to cast a block v-8 engine in one casting. (All those holes for the coolant and everything had to be in that block!) Well, the first engineers came back and said it couldn't be done. What did he do? He fired them. The next engineers said the same thing, and the next...until someone figured out how to do it! If Henry Ford hadn't believed it could be done, the old "flat-head" v-8 would have never been born. “Whether you believe you can, or you believe you can’t you are absolutely right!” Henry was right! I just read this post. Whether Mr. Ford (we do owe him respect!) said “Whether you believe you can, or you believe you can’t you are absolutely right!” exactly that way or not doesn’t really matter!

I do think that he was right. If you want to achieve it, you MUST believe it’s possible! If you don’t believe it, how hard will you try?

Henry Ford was the force behind the v-8 engine. A LONG time ago, he told his engineers to find a way to cast a block v-8 engine in one casting. (All those holes for the coolant and everything had to be in that block!)

Well, the first engineers came back and said it couldn’t be done. What did he do? He fired them.

The next engineers said the same thing, and the next…until someone figured out how to do it!

If Henry Ford hadn’t believed it could be done, the old “flat-head” v-8 would have never been born.

“Whether you believe you can, or you believe you can’t you are absolutely right!”

Henry was right!

]]> By: Helen http://empiricalcoaching.com/blog/personal-development/the-myth-of-beliefs/#comment-287 Helen Thu, 22 May 2008 07:54:35 +0000 http://empiricalcoaching.com/blog/?p=52#comment-287 Thank you Anth for your daily mail. Quite refreshing and which I always take time to read. I usually find something that inspires me for the day! I was at a meeting last night at Castle Hill, when an 85 year old gentleman turned to a friend of mine and said - Let me tell you a story about Jesus - in the book of Mathew he said to a guy who asked "If you can heal me, I will believe in you" and Jesus turned to him saying "If you believe that I can heal you, then you will be healed"! Simple really isnt it - what say?... “Whether you believe you can, or you believe you can’t you are absolutely right!” Best wishes Anth, continue your good contribution, its nice to be able to beg to differ sometimes! Thank you Anth for your daily mail. Quite refreshing and which I always take time to read. I usually find something that inspires me for the day!
I was at a meeting last night at Castle Hill, when an 85 year old gentleman turned to a friend of mine and said - Let me tell you a story about Jesus - in the book of Mathew he said to a guy who asked “If you can heal me, I will believe in you” and Jesus turned to him saying “If you believe that I can heal you, then you will be healed”!
Simple really isnt it - what say?…
“Whether you believe you can, or you believe you can’t you are absolutely right!”
Best wishes Anth, continue your good contribution, its nice to be able to beg to differ sometimes!

]]> By: olivia http://empiricalcoaching.com/blog/personal-development/the-myth-of-beliefs/#comment-284 olivia Thu, 22 May 2008 02:23:48 +0000 http://empiricalcoaching.com/blog/?p=52#comment-284 The emperor... is once again without clothing! I have used that expression more in the last few weeks than in my lifetime!... Your wonderful messages continue to inspire. Thank you. olivia The emperor… is once again without clothing! I have used that expression more in the last few weeks than in my lifetime!… Your wonderful messages continue to inspire. Thank you.
olivia

]]> By: David Schrader http://empiricalcoaching.com/blog/personal-development/the-myth-of-beliefs/#comment-283 David Schrader Wed, 21 May 2008 21:55:10 +0000 http://empiricalcoaching.com/blog/?p=52#comment-283 Anth I have placed you as one of my favourite people on the net and I have always been inspired by your postings. I must say however that I have been given a new lease of life since the wave of "belief theory" has hit the world. I agree with Pete and I believe that evan our works can only take us so far before we need that extra help from "out there" . Maybe the " out there" help comes ,as it seems to, as a result of us believing. I now look forward with positive expectation , something the old outlook tried to deny me. with kindness David Anth I have placed you as one of my favourite people on the net and I have always been inspired by your postings. I must say however that I have been given a new lease of life since the wave of “belief theory” has hit the world. I agree with Pete and I believe that evan our works can only take us so far before we need that extra help from “out there” . Maybe the ” out there” help comes ,as it seems to, as a result of us believing.
I now look forward with positive expectation , something the old outlook tried to deny me.
with kindness David

]]> By: Peter Morrison http://empiricalcoaching.com/blog/personal-development/the-myth-of-beliefs/#comment-281 Peter Morrison Wed, 21 May 2008 20:23:20 +0000 http://empiricalcoaching.com/blog/?p=52#comment-281 Sorry Anth - you say a lot of good sense most of the time - but on this occasion I must agree with Stefani. Poor old Henry is taken out of context and the 'gurus' you mention are guilty of this - as you are. And, the attributed quote is more correctly "If you think you can do a thing, or think you can't do a thing, you're right. " Henry Ford does not talk about a religious 'belief' that just attracts stuff to you - he was too practical a man for that! He was talking about what you actually try to do. And, if you are convinced that you can't do something, no matter whether you have the capability, or access to resources, it is a self-fulfilling prophecy - you won't do it! Conversely, given the wherewithall to gain the capability, and access the resources, if you believe that you can achieve your goal you can make it happen. Double amputee Oscar Pistorius getting approval to compete in the Beijing Olympics as a runner helps set the boundaries of the possible - as does the story of Cliff Young, the 61-yr old farmer who won the first 6-day Sydney-to-Melbourne ultramarathon in 1983 - beating the top long-distance athletes against whom he competed. Cliff Young was a real 'Forrest Gump', who shared the $10,000 race prize with the other competitors, and set out to run round Australia at age 75, getting half-way and only stopping when his accompanying trainer/supporter died - he was still running in his 80's. Here are two people who didn't allow their 'limits' to stop them achieving what they believed they could do. Don't forget, Henry Ford also said "There is no man living that cannot do more than he thinks he can." He was right there too! It is self-doubt that is the destroyer of hopes and futures. But, practical man that he was, Henry Ford would almost certainly also tell you that you must actually DO something (not just wish, dream or believe) if you want it to be a reality! Incidentally, Ford also said "Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goal". And, he would probably have given the 'gurus' short shrift!! Finally, if I didn't 'believe' in May 2007, and take positive action, I would currently be a semi-invalid with a limited life expectancy - not someone now looking forward to a long, active life..... Big Bad Pete Sorry Anth - you say a lot of good sense most of the time - but on this occasion I must agree with Stefani. Poor old Henry is taken out of context and the ‘gurus’ you mention are guilty of this - as you are. And, the attributed quote is more correctly “If you think you can do a thing, or think you can’t do a thing, you’re right. ”

Henry Ford does not talk about a religious ‘belief’ that just attracts stuff to you - he was too practical a man for that! He was talking about what you actually try to do. And, if you are convinced that you can’t do something, no matter whether you have the capability, or access to resources, it is a self-fulfilling prophecy - you won’t do it! Conversely, given the wherewithall to gain the capability, and access the resources, if you believe that you can achieve your goal you can make it happen.

Double amputee Oscar Pistorius getting approval to compete in the Beijing Olympics as a runner helps set the boundaries of the possible - as does the story of Cliff Young, the 61-yr old farmer who won the first 6-day Sydney-to-Melbourne ultramarathon in 1983 - beating the top long-distance athletes against whom he competed. Cliff Young was a real ‘Forrest Gump’, who shared the $10,000 race prize with the other competitors, and set out to run round Australia at age 75, getting half-way and only stopping when his accompanying trainer/supporter died - he was still running in his 80’s. Here are two people who didn’t allow their ‘limits’ to stop them achieving what they believed they could do. Don’t forget, Henry Ford also said “There is no man living that cannot do more than he thinks he can.” He was right there too!

It is self-doubt that is the destroyer of hopes and futures. But, practical man that he was, Henry Ford would almost certainly also tell you that you must actually DO something (not just wish, dream or believe) if you want it to be a reality! Incidentally, Ford also said “Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goal”. And, he would probably have given the ‘gurus’ short shrift!!

Finally, if I didn’t ‘believe’ in May 2007, and take positive action, I would currently be a semi-invalid with a limited life expectancy - not someone now looking forward to a long, active life…..

Big Bad Pete

]]> By: Marian http://empiricalcoaching.com/blog/personal-development/the-myth-of-beliefs/#comment-279 Marian Wed, 21 May 2008 19:26:40 +0000 http://empiricalcoaching.com/blog/?p=52#comment-279 Anth - I love it! So many people think that if they believe, all the goodies will drop into their lap with absolutely no effort on their part. What no-one says is that the belief helps you to recognise the opportunities and motivates you to put in the hard work needed to make the most of them. We've just bought a house. The right house appeared right at the last moment because we were very clear on what we wanted and needed and we could benefit from making a quick decision. BUT we were only clear on what we needed and willing to respond quickly because we had spent time researching the market, looking at our own situation, making 'wish lists', checking out online listings, driving through areas of interest to assess the facilities, etc ,and walking through many, many, many open homes. Each place we saw let us know what we didn't want and also gave us some clearer ideas on what we did want. It's great to see a fellow coach willing to speak sense. Keep it up. Anth - I love it! So many people think that if they believe, all the goodies will drop into their lap with absolutely no effort on their part. What no-one says is that the belief helps you to recognise the opportunities and motivates you to put in the hard work needed to make the most of them.

We’ve just bought a house. The right house appeared right at the last moment because we were very clear on what we wanted and needed and we could benefit from making a quick decision. BUT we were only clear on what we needed and willing to respond quickly because we had spent time researching the market, looking at our own situation, making ‘wish lists’, checking out online listings, driving through areas of interest to assess the facilities, etc ,and walking through many, many, many open homes. Each place we saw let us know what we didn’t want and also gave us some clearer ideas on what we did want.

It’s great to see a fellow coach willing to speak sense. Keep it up.

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