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InnerSelf's Daily Inspiration
March 28, 2026
The Pathway to Integrated Living
— Daily reminders for a conscious, connected life —
With all the self-help information available today, why isn't everybody happy? Why are so many people struggling to achieve something only to give up in frustration? Here's why: A man affirms fifty times a day "I'm rich. I'm rich. I'm rich." What does he really believe? That he's not rich. And every time he repeats the affirmation, he strengthens the real belief underneath — the one keeping him from wealth. Limiting beliefs negate empowering beliefs. Add +2 and -2 and you get zero. You can't overpower old beliefs with new ones.
The focus for today is:
What's required for permanent change in your experience is a shift in focus from trying to overpower old beliefs with new ones, to a focus on identifying and simply dissolving the old beliefs that no longer serve you.
Today's message is inspired by Bruce Doyle, author of the book: How to Think Your Way to the Life You Want: A Guide to Understanding How Your Thoughts and Beliefs Create Your Life
Bruce learned the hard way in 1988 that experiences are determined by the sum total of your beliefs, not just the ones you selectively choose to create. He thought if he just tried hard enough, he could ignore his limitations. He soon learned old beliefs continue to gain strength and become dominating. After finding them — many of them — it became a treat to identify each one, because it meant he was one step closer to being clear. As he explains: "These limiting beliefs may have been appropriate when you were a child, but as an adult they hinder you." Today's invitation is radical: stop affirming what you want. Start identifying what's blocking it. What's the weed you keep watering while trying to grow flowers around it?
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Overcoming Limiting Beliefs for Lasting Change
Author: Bruce Doyle
A Reminder:
What's required for permanent change in your experience is a shift in focus from trying to overpower old beliefs with new ones, to a focus on identifying and simply dissolving the old beliefs that no longer serve you.
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RELATED BOOK: How to Think Your Way to the Life You Want: A Guide to Understanding How Your Thoughts and Beliefs Create Your Life
How to Think Your Way to the Life You Want is a much expanded edition of Before You Think Another Thought with a new section covering ways to put thought and feeling into action. This book helps you identify and dissolve the limiting beliefs that are generating your life's frustrations and fears, rather than trying to overpower them with new beliefs.
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For more info and/or to order this book, click here. Also available as a Kindle edition and Audiobook.
About the Author
Bruce I. Doyle, III, Ph.D. has over 25 years of experience as a corporate executive and business consultant and is dedicated to helping individuals and organizations achieve their full potential. He is the President of Growth Dynamics International (GDI). GDI is focused on providing interim "C" level management, business consulting, leadership development, and executive coaching to forward thinking leaders to facilitate business transformation that is driven by values, integrity, and employee passion.
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