Tuesday, October 30. 2007
Believing You Can
A
young man fell asleep during math class. He woke up as the bell rang,
looked at the blackboard, and copied down the two problems that were
there. He assumed they were the homework for the night. He went home
and labored the rest of the afternoon and into the evening knowing if
he didn't complete the work he would surely fail the class.
He
couldn't figure out either one but he kept trying for the rest of the
week. Finally, he got the answer to one and brought it to class. The
teacher was absolutely stunned. The boy feared he had done too little,
too late. It turned out the problem he solved was supposedly unsolvable.
Power Commanders
How did he do it? He was able to do what was thought to be impossible
because he believed it was possible. He not only believed it was
possible, he believed that if he didn't solve it he would fail the
class. Had he known the problem was unsolvable he could never have done
it.
Beliefs
are the commanders of our brain.When we believe something is true, we
literally go into the state of its being true. Handled effectively,
beliefs can be the most powerful forces for creating good in our lives.
The Birth of Excellence
Beliefs control our destiny: The belief we have in ourselves... the
belief we have in our clients.. the belief others have in us. The birth
of excellence begins with the awareness that our beliefs are a choice.
Beliefs
are the compass and map that guide us to our goals. Believe you can do
something -OR- believe you can't and you'll be right every time.
Are You Certified?
Assaraf identifies four stages of learning. The third stage is described in the article of how the young man did not know he could not solve a problem and developed a "conscious competence" through the hard work of problem solving. As a teacher, I often work with young people who are conditioned, believe or are stuck in a level of "conscious incompetence" with very few clues or tools to move to a level of " conscious competence". Once a student can break the barrier on it can not be done to find the I can do it...amazing things happen.
I couldn't agree with you more. It is so important to help these kids realize that they can do anything that they put their mind to. I read an interesting article by Dr. Paul Inselman. He actually teaches kids and their parents that they can be, do or have anything that they want. Check out his website at http://www.creativecoachingllc.net. Thank you for teaching our youth all that you do.
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Thanks for the help :P, Yorick.