A short transcript of a conversation (John Assaraf with another speaker) explaining why changing long-held beliefs is difficult. The speakers attribute resistance to the brain's prioritization of safety and energy conservation, describe the activation of negative self-talk/'inner critic' when attempting new beliefs, and emphasize the need to override entrenched mental, emotional, and physical patterns.
You're fighting.
An old belief system that's been there for 38 years or 30 years or 25 years. And there's trillions of connections that support this old belief and experiences.
And life.
That'S gone into believing that. As soon as you start to try to believe something new, you're going to hear this little voice. Frankenstein activates and goes, that's not true. You don't believe that. You believe that people who are famous are blank. And you're going to have this little battle initially.
Why?
Let's go to why. Because our brain's responsibilities for safety first, safety for spiritual.
Emotional, mental.
Physical, financial, safety first. So anything that it deems might hurt you, okay? It basically deletes or distorts it, puts a block on motivation. But secondly, energy conservation. So as soon as you start doing work that.
Requires mental.
Or emotional or physical capital, your brain says, what are you doing? Like, no, we already have the pattern for that. Just go with the old pattern that's been reinforced. It's true. Go with that. So you have to.
Override that pattern.
So you want to listen to the negative self talk or the inner critic.
That's not true. You don't really.
Believe that.
That'll never happen for you. You're not earning that. You don't weigh that. You're not really in love with her and her.
Whenever we are looking to change an.
Old pattern.
The first sign that it's working is resistance. So resistance isn't a stop sign. Resistance is a go sign.
