We believe that others will take advantage of us or wrestle control away from us if we drop the “I am a tough guy” image.

  

 

We developed a huge number of “I am” beliefs since early childhood. We include many of the “I am” beliefs during the many different roles we play daily. We for example concluded somewhere in the past that it is advantageous to play the role of “I am a tough guy” when someone cause us discomfort. We believe that others will take advantage of us or wrestle control away from us if we drop the “I am a tough guy” pose. Many of us that suffer with this delusion use this “tough guy” image whenever we feel threatened when we feel that we might be losing control. There might be appropriate occasions when we need to play this role, but those of us that are over-sensitive often pull out our “I am a tough guy” costume during serous inappropriate events. We have many other “I am” belief systems that we automatically use as a default as well. We might have some or all of the following “I am” beliefs.

I am a very religious or spiritual.

I am an introvert or extrovert.

I am poor when it comes to spelling or arithmetic.

I am not attractive enough.

I am too fat, too short, poor, clumsy etc.

Your feelings (emotions) trigger your “I am” messages. The moment you trigger any of your “I am” messages you slip into your suitable “role” and act or react in what you deem the most appropriate manner. Can you see how these “I am” belief systems limit your potential? You created an endless number of “dramas” that impact on your own and other’s lives using this silly “I am” method.

Rene

   

  

The moment you trigger any of your “I am” messages you slip into your suitable “role” and act or react in what you deem the most appropriate manner. 

Rene