Your belief determines your destiny. What you believe about anything determines what you receive, whether it's your life, your business, your personal performance or your identity.

In this episode we're going to unpack why what you believe about yourself is more important than you may have ever suspected. It's not magic, it's just the logical progression of a thought process. We'll uncover this and more during a conversation I'm going to have with my good friend, Cliff Ravenscraft.

This week I’m giving you three tips for the price of one. What a deal! If you are an entrepreneur and you're trying to grow your business, or you're a manager in an existing business, there are three big steps to take that will move you along much quicker than just trial and error.

If you are an entrepreneur and you're trying to grow your business, or you're a manager in an existing business, there are three big steps to take that will move you along much quicker than just trial and error.

Those are your three steps to accelerate your business growth.

Number one, know your big why.

Number two, define your beliefs, values, and rules.

Number three, choose your peers carefully.

This week, we're going to unpack your spiritual Christian baggage. What do I mean by Christian baggage? Well, it grows from a metaphor that my friend, Frank Viola, shared with me. He calls it the Christian backpack, I call it Christian baggage. It goes something like this, when you become a Christian, when you accept Jesus as your Lord and Savior, you're told beforehand that it's by grace that you're saved. It's not anything you can earn or deserve, it's given to you as a gift. It's a free gift. All you have to do is accept it.

You think to yourself, “That sounds like a great deal, I'm going to take that deal.” Then once you're “in the club”, the people in the Church begin to tell you what you need to be doing and not doing. They hand you a backpack or a piece of luggage,

and they begin loading it up with bowling balls…sixteen-pound bowling balls.

Those bowling balls come with innocent names like:

And the list goes on and on. How does it feel to carry around all those bowling balls?

There's no end to the bowling balls that we could add to your baggage, but what this does, is it chokes off the real fruit of the spirit that you receive when you accept Jesus, and the holy spirit enters into you. When that happens, you're filled with grace, and you're no longer under the requirements of the law. There are no rules for you to follow. Because when you really receive and appreciate the grace that you've been given, your behavior begins to flow naturally from that. It's not a requirement, it's a supply of grace and ease that flows through you.

If you've been carrying the Christian baggage around, my suggestion is, drop it-just drop it. But the spirit that raised Jesus from the dead manifest himself through you, and you'll begin to see the fruits of that spirit in every part of your life.

You won't have to work on your behavior, your behavior will work on you.

What you believe is what you receive. It's true. It sounds mystical, but it's not. It's quite logical. We are going to get right into it with my good friend, Cliff Ravenscraft.

Here are a few snippets from our conversation:

What you believe impacts everything – Just because you know something in your head doesn’t mean it you know it in your heart ([19:12])

Repetition is the Mother of Skill – How to create lasting change ([22:06])

Sticking your toe in the water doesn’t work – The secret of breaking free from limitation and taking your life to the next level ([26:26])

Watch your mouth – How the power of words distorts the truth of how we see ourselves ([28:30]) The value of pain – How to make instant change easy ([36:45])

The Fat Man returns – Nothing changes until our identity changes ([38:30])

The birth of a New Identity – How the power of mentorship unleashed a powerful new beginning ([42:56])

The mirror might be lying to you – How to embrace The Rubber Band Principle ([48:05])

The 100-Day Dilemma – The destructive power of a temporary identity ([50:07])

Draw a line in the sand – How to fall in love with the daily grind ([58:09])

The most powerful force in human psychology – Why it’s important to understand and apply the joy of consistency ([63:18])

Free the Dream – How to awaken the dormant greatness inside you ([66:27])

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Cliff Ravenscraft: What You Believe About Who You Are Will Determine Your Outcome
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