Pondering on some of my events this week got me thinking... When we believe something, we act as if it is true. This makes it difficult to disprove; beliefs act as strong perceptual filters. Events are interpreted in terms of the belief, and expectations prove the rule. What we do maintains and reinforces what we believe. Beliefs are not just maps of what has happened, but blueprints for future actions too. This can be bad :( I took upon myself to coach myself though 3 challenges this week. With little prep, little know how and medium to low expectation I did the tasks. All 3 had me the same outcome. All upsettingly substandard to my normal ability 😁 its been frustrating. Then I remembered this...Studies have been done where a group of children have been divided into two groups of equal IQ. Teachers were told that one group had a high IQ and were expected to do better than the second group. Although the only difference between the two groups was the teachers’ expectation (a belief), the ‘high IQ’ group got much better results than the second group when tested later. This type of self-fulfilling prophecy is sometimes known as the Pygmalion effect. Dont ever forget the power you can render to another when you believe in them. Please, dont let someone down by not believing in them.
Posted on: Fri, 28 Nov 2014 09:40:55 +0000
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