Perseverance – in wearing down you personal level of resistance

Persistence is often defined as “the refusal to give up, especially when faced with opposition”.

There are are many suggestions and methods for creating change and becoming much more confident because of this. We are able to only make progress by giving up old habits in favour of the new ones; by altering old beliefs. It requires a distinct type of perseverance.

The resistance we encounter here originates from inside.

We can be our own worst enemy.

We become expert at finding ‘evidence’ to support our current beliefs and talking ourselves into keeping them. Conversations like “I knew that would happen,’ ‘It’s always the same”. And worst of all, “‘I’m never any good at doing that kind of thing.’ So we form a comfort zone that puts a limit on our abilities.

We need to choose consciously to set ourselves new beliefs and persist with ourselves in adopting them.

– Write down a belief you’ve got that prevents you performing at your very best (“I can’t enter a room filled with strangers.”, for instance).
– Write down the self-talk that fits this perception (“I am weak at this.”).
– Identify the comfort zone this puts you in (“Meeting other people fills me with dread and so I do not incorporate it within my set of abilities.”).
– Express the alternative of your restricting perception (“I look forward to strolling into a space filled with other people and really feel genuinely positive about doing so.”).
– Write down the brand new and constructive self-talk that matches this perception (“Walking right into a space filled with total strangers is one thing I really feel confident about.”).
– Identify the brand new and broadened comfort zone this puts you in.
– What is it like possessing this brand new perception?
– Imagine yourself whenever you have this new perception (“I see myself strolling right into a space filled with total strangers, being made welcome and speaking confidently.”).
– As an individual with this new found perception, go for a walk and behave as if you’re experiencing this new perception; become your brand new perception.

Now continue until finally the new perception turns into your own “real belief”.

John Sproson works as a company coach and mentor to develop self-confidence in expert company individuals and in organisational teams. He writes extensively on-line and blogs on how you can develop self confidence and utilizes a answer focussed approach.