♟️Strategy - Global Beliefs
“Loss is inevitable. But suffering is optional.
When you shift your perception,
you change your experience
—and grief becomes growth.”
– Tony Robbins
🟠 WHY – PURPOSE
“Loss is inevitable. But suffering is optional. When you shift your perception, you change your experience—and grief becomes growth.”
– Tony Robbins
Global beliefs silently control how we interpret everything.
Identifying and updating them allows us to reclaim the power to choose who we become.
The purpose of this strategy is to understand the generalizations people make that shape their decisions about what things mean and what they should do.
Understanding someone’s global beliefs helps you connect deeply, approach them effectively, and enter their unique world with compassion.
🔵 WHAT – DEFINITION
Global beliefs are sweeping generalizations we make about life, people, and ourselves.
They shape how we think, feel, and act—often without us even realizing it.
These beliefs usually use absolute language like “is,” “am,” or “are.”
Examples:
- “Life is unfair.”
- “I am not creative.”
- “People are selfish.”
- “I’m not enough.”
- “People can’t be trusted.”
- “I always fail.”
These beliefs are broad conclusions that feel like facts but often reflect fear, pain, or unresolved experience.
9 Areas of Global Beliefs
Our core worldview is often shaped by a set of deeply held, often unconscious, global beliefs—broad generalizations we form about life and the world around us. These beliefs tend to crystallize across nine foundational domains. Here are the key areas, along with examples of common global beliefs found in each:
| Global Belief Area | Example |
|---|---|
| 1. Self vs. Others | "Others can't be trusted" or "I'm not enough" |
| 2. Life/World | "Life is hard" or "The world is unsafe" |
| 3. Relationships | "Love hurts" or "People always leave" |
| 4. Time | "There's never enough time" or "Time flies" |
| 5. Abundance/Scarcity | "There's not enough" or "Money is for the lucky" |
| 6. Possibility/Necessity | "Change is impossible" or "I have no choice" |
| 7. Effort/Reward | "Hard work is never enough" or "Nothing comes easy" |
| 8. Conflict/Harmony | "Conflict is bad" or "Disagreement breaks trust" |
| 9. Comparison/Contrast | "I'm not as good" or "Winning means others lose" |
These overarching convictions can dramatically impact our decisions, limit or expand our potential, and influence how we interpret the behavior of others. By becoming aware of our default positions in these areas, we can challenge limiting beliefs and consciously replace them with empowering ones that align more closely with truth, purpose, and progress.
🟢 HOW – APPLICATION
🟧 Physical
Notice how your body reacts when you're triggered.
Do you tense up, freeze, or avoid?
These reactions often reveal hidden beliefs about danger or unworthiness, etc.
🟦 Intellectual
Pay attention to inner dialogue that includes “always,” “never,” or “everyone.”
These absolutes often signal a global belief that needs to be challenged.
🟢 Social
Look for recurring patterns in relationships.
If you expect criticism or betrayal, ask: What belief keeps leading me here?
🔴 Spiritual
Ask: “Does this belief align with God/Source's truth?”
Let go of fear-based thinking and embrace beliefs rooted in love, identity, and purpose.
📚 Resources
- Book: Awaken the Giant Within – Tony Robbins
- “Life Is the Lab” – Song lyrics about growth through trials
- Mindset by Carol Dweck (for growth vs. fixed beliefs)
- “What belief have I accepted that no longer serves who I’m becoming?”
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