Topic Guide
What Is Belief systems?
Belief systems is a subject covered in depth across 3 podcast episodes in our database. Below you'll find key concepts, expert insights, and the top episodes to listen to — all distilled from hours of conversation by leading experts.
Key Concepts in Belief systems
Action boards
This concept reframes traditional 'vision boards' to emphasize the active steps and internal belief required to manifest goals. The episode presents action boards as a tool to overcome a deep-seated lack of belief, promoting continuous engagement with one's aspirations rather than passive visualization.
Paternal origin of atheism
This concept posits that difficult or traumatic relationships with an earthly father figure—such as a father dying young, parental divorce, or a strained connection—can predispose an individual to reject the idea of a 'heavenly father.' The episode presents this as a Freudian implication, where negative experiences with a paternal figure create a psychological barrier to accepting a divine counterpart.
Spiritual deception regarding money
This concept posits that many people struggle financially due to a subconscious belief that money is inherently evil, or that making wealth requires doing something evil. Myron Golden argues this is a 'spiritual deception' because he believes wealth is inherently good, and biblical teachings support abundance as a spiritual concept, directly contrasting with the first temptation of focusing on lack.
Seamless selling / persuasion vs. convincing
Seamless selling is an advanced form of sales where the seller is so effective that the buyer believes the decision to purchase was entirely their own idea. This relies on persuasion, which Golden defines as helping someone make a decision they already desire for their own reasons, in contrast to convincing, which attempts to get someone to do what you want for your reasons (often driven by 'commission breath').
Be-do-have principle
This is a fundamental success principle where 'being' (identity) precedes 'doing' (activity), which then leads to 'having' (property). Golden explains that our activity flows from who we are, and what we have is a result of what we've done. He emphasizes that 'everything that you will do is the result of who you are becoming right now,' urging listeners to focus on identity first.
Lie identity
This refers to the collection of negative beliefs and labels that individuals adopt about themselves (e.g., 'I'm not smart enough,' 'I'm not pretty enough') based on what others have told them or societal programming. Golden states that focusing on this 'I am not' identity takes God's name in vain by infusing perceived limitations with the power of eternity, thus keeping people stuck and blocking their abundance.
What Experts Say About Belief systems
- 1.A primary reason people don't achieve their stated goals is a deep-seated lack of belief in their ability to do so.
- 2.Vision boards can be more effective when reframed and actively used as "action boards" to drive belief and results.
- 3.Placing an action board in a highly visible location, such as a bathroom, ensures frequent personal exposure to your goals.
- 4.Making your goals visible to others, even if uncomfortable, can foster external accountability and create unexpected opportunities.
- 5.The discomfort of openly displaying ambitious goals, like financial targets, can be a valuable psychological hurdle to overcome to reinforce commitment.
- 6.A specific instance is shared where a publicly displayed action board led to a valuable introduction for one of the 'Games'.