Comments on: Manufactured Belief—The Secret to Making Your Writing Dream Happen

By: jblan

jblan — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 16:13:19 +0000

@Laura Lee Bloor You’re exactly right! It IS a shift in thinking. It’s a shift in what you accept as real and true. Because when you tell yourself something–and when you’ve been told something your whole life–it makes it hard to believe things that are opposite of it. So, for example, if you always told yourself growing up that you were “not enough,” then that belief is always with you and it’s reinforced by the things that happen to you because that’s how you take them (meaning if someone rejects you, let’s say, it’s because you’re “not enough”). So now when you tell yourself that you ARE enough, your mind doesn’t want to believe it because that’s not what it is used to hearing.

I think asking “why not?” is a really refreshing perspective! Thanks for sharing it with us.

By: Archan Mehta

Archan Mehta — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 09:29:53 +0000

Hey Jennifer:

First of all, let me congratulate you for hosting such an excellent blog. Thanks for displaying your photo as well: you have a photogenic personality for sure.

This is an excellent post, as usual, and it reminded me of Wayne Dyer’s case.

The self-help guru, who holds a Doctorate, was teaching at a college, and decided to write a book. Dyer was in his 30s, and decided to approach publishers and acted “as if” he was already a published author.

Dyer was unhappy with being an academic. Instead, Dyer wanted to pursue a “creative life,” and so let his creativity provide the guidance to reach his goals. And lo and behold, Dyer’s book was published (by Hay House?) and today he has an established career: writer, consultant, speaker, you name it.

In turn, that success enabled him to leave Michigan for the warmer climate of Maui, Hawaii. This is what I can recall from reading some of Dyer’s books.
That’s why your post really resonated with me: believe in your own potential and the world will open up for you. Your dreams can come true with faith and the ability to work hard and reach your goals. Wish you all the best.

By: Rebecca

Rebecca — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 19:12:33 +0000

It sounds very similar to one of my all time favorite mottos (which I did not make up):

Fake it ’til you make it, Baby!

By: Laura Lee Bloor

Laura Lee Bloor — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 17:32:12 +0000

What I’ve noticed, and I think this falls in line with what you’re saying about manufactured belief, is that it’s more about a shift in thinking. You have to catch negative thoughts and flip them around to a positive. There was an actress who did an interview with Self magazine several months back (and I am completely blanking on who it was, sorry!) and it was all about her shift from saying “why?” to “why not?” I found that to be refreshing and have tried to incoporate it more often in my own thoughts and experiences.

By: Kate London

Kate London — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 16:44:19 +0000

I definitely believe in the Law of Attraction, but one thing that can help when you are doing affirmations in order to get around the disbelief in your mind that blocks you by saying,” NO, you are not a bestselling fiction writer,” is to ask it in a question like “WHY am I a bestselling writer?” Your mind is like Google and it will search for the answer, and (hopefully!) manifest your question into your life. Just my two cents.

By: Maryse

Maryse — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 16:26:53 +0000

Don’t know if most suffering writers will agree with you but I do. Follow what feels right and warm inside and do not pay attention to the rest. And the dreams come true. Two years ago I thought I would never be able to write and now I have a blog. Submitting to publications does not feel good so I do not do it anymore. The Universe will take care of it. If it’s meant to be, It will be.
Good luck!!
Maryse