Dear Morty
You said;
> Actually, I have found a very linear cause and effect relaitonship between
> the elimination of beliefs and changes in behavior. To the extent there
> arespecific beliefs that produce specific behavior (e.g., the belief "If I
> make a mistake I'll get into trouble and my livelihoodwill be threatened"
> will lead to a behavior characterized by avoidance of any risks) --
> eliminating the beliefs opens up new possibilities for behavior that
> literally did not exist before. I have repeatedly seen a dramatic change
> in behavior that had existed for decades, in the space of a week.
Two things interest me in your statement.
In my model images (beliefs are not eliminated but changed. In your
example, the belief is changed to "If I make a mistake I'll have an
opportunity to learn and my organization will benefit and I will be
rewarded." or something like that. For deeply held images that function
effectively for the person holding them, change is quite difficult.
It seems that the conditions required for such a dramatic change are such
that when mistakes are made people don't get into trouble and their
livelihood is not threatened. For a belief system to be functional it
must reflect in some way the experience of the world. If in fact people
are punished for making mistakes eliminating this belief is doing them a
disservice.
Best
Jon C. Jenkins
Imaginal Training
Groningen, The Netherlands
Name: Jon C. Jenkins
E-mail: imaginal@pop.pi.net (Jon C. Jenkins)
Date: 08/03/95
Time: 17:42:04
--jon <jon_jenkins_imaginal_training@pi.net>
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