{"href":"http://player.captivate.fm/services/oembed?url=http%3A%2F%2Fplayer.captivate.fm%2Fepisode%2F808f326a-32bc-458e-bd45-dc798420e52e","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Captivate.FM","provider_url":"https://www.captivate.fm","width":600,"height":200,"type":"rich","html":"<iframe style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px;\" title=\"054: How Your Beliefs Can Keep Your Mindset Locked\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allow=\"clipboard-write\" seamless src=\"http://player.captivate.fm/episode/808f326a-32bc-458e-bd45-dc798420e52e\"></iframe>","title":"054: How Your Beliefs Can Keep Your Mindset Locked","description":"How Your Beliefs Can Keep Your Mindset Locked<br />\nThe Houdini Jail Cell Story:<br />\nHarry Houdini, the famed escape artist, In order to build interest in his traveling show, would frequently arrive in a town early and challenge the local<br />\njailer to try to keep him locked in a cell. If he couldn&#8217;t escape within<br />\nan hour, he would offer the jailer a $1,000 reward. <br />\nAnd always he was able to escape from the jail cell, but one time something went wrong. Houdini entered the jail in his street clothes; the heavy, metal doors clanged shut behind him. He took from his belt a piece of metal, strong and flexible. He set to work immediately, but something seemed to be unusual about this lock. For thirty minutes he worked and got nowhere. An hour passed, and still he had not opened the door. By now, he was bathed in sweat and panting in exasperation, but he still could not pick the lock. Finally, after laboring for two hours, Harry Houdini collapsed in frustration and failure against the door he could not unlock. But when he fell against the door, it swung open! The door had never been locked at all! But in his mind it was locked, and that was all it took to keep him from opening the door and walking out of the jail cell. (Cited in\u00a0Illustrations Unlimited, by James S. Hewett, p. 225.)<br />\n&nbsp;<br />\nby Andy Drish, the Co-founder of The Foundation<br />\nExample: Yes, I need money to start a business but don\u2019t have extra to risk<br />\nNow ask yourself the following series of questions.<br />\n1. Is this belief True?<br />\n<br />\nMost of the time, your initial thought will be \u2018yes \u2013 of course it\u2019s true.\u2019<br />\n<br />\n2. Is this belief beyond a shadow of a doubt true? Is it possible there is at least one person on the planet that could prove this wrong?<br />\n<br />\nExample: Yes, there are loads of stories of people who have built businesses entirely from scratch\u2026 starting with no money.<br />\n<br />\n3. How does this belief make you feel?<br />\n<br />\nExample: When I think about this belief, I feel trapped, helpless and sad. I feel like I can\u2019t get anything started because I don\u2019t have any money to risk. And if I risk it and fail, I\u2019ll be in a worse position than before.<br />\n<br />\n4. What would the opposite of this belief be?<br />\n<br />\nExample: I don\u2019t need money to start a business if I am resourceful enough. And actually\u2026 not having money forces me to only focus on the high value revenue generating activities. So it forces me to be a better business person when I\u2019m starting.<br />\n<br />\nHow does that opposite belief make you feel?<br />\n<br />\nExample: I feel excited, light, and free to move forward again. I feel re-energized and determined to be resourceful and make something happen.<br />\n<br />\nCan you feel the difference in beliefs? One belief will cause you to be stuck, likely procrastinating day in and day out. While the other energizes you to push forward and take action.<br />\n<br />\nUnderstanding these beliefs and how they are affecting your life are the keys to creating rapid growth\u2026 and living a life where you are free.<br />\n<a href=\"https://thefoundation.com/\" target=\"_blank\">https://thefoundation.com/</a><br />","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/e89bbfb4-23de-429c-a162-641187255d05/tmm-new-podcast-cover-art-2.jpg"}