Kaspian, your inside-out approach makes perfect sense, I'm sure in some ways I've done it the wrong way round. That's what I'm trying to do now though work on my core-beliefs.
But the rest of your questions threw up more an awful lot more questions in me. I've answered them truthfully but am now confused, because a lot of them have nothing to do with beliefs, some of them are just solid fact and I wouldn't know what to do about them, these are the questions that were significant to me.
Are you afraid of failure? -yes
Do you feel guilty about something? -yes
Is there a personal issue you're avoiding? -yes
Is there a relationship or family issue you're avoiding? -yes
Are any of your values in conflict? -yes
Can you get in touch with the part of you that is your most fabulous self—the one you are becoming? -
FEAR:
What can i do about my fears? As far as I'm know, I need to face them to 'resolve' them.
GULIT:
Feeling guilt about things, I'm guessing I have to forgive myself, which I do do for mistakes I've made in the past. What I'm not sure about though is what I should do about the guilt I feel everyday; I feel guilty for any form of consumption or waste, which adds up to quite a lot, so essentially I feel guilty for indirectly supporting the polluting, plunder and 'destruction' of the planet. Another thing I feel guilty about a lot is the fact that I'm doing nothing about changing the current state of the world (which I might have mentioned earlier in the thread) I'm studying an art degree while cooperations and multi-billionaires are moving into their final faze of world-domination and as an entertainer (concept artist) I'm only supporting the distraction of the public to these important events. This may not sound like something to feel guilty about, but it's a real heavy weight on my shoulders.
PROBLEMS:
Of course we all have our fair share of problems, but they are always there. Some of them are resolved along the way while others take their time. As many problems as I may have, most of them don't conflict my goals or values, they are just problems that need to be looked into and solved.
VALUES:
Yes some of my values and actions are in conflict, eg: caring for the planet or the good of humanity, yet indirectly ruining the planet and thereby killing humanity etc, etc (It's an endless chain that branches into many areas)
As for the last question, I'm not quite sure what you mean, like a form of meditation where you meet your future self? (Like Steve has mentioned) or is it something else?
How do you go about raising your beliefs in your self-worth and abilities? I suppose I could do it in the form of affirmations as well?
I'm doing what I need to do to change my beliefs but I'm not sure about the things mentioned above, I'd be thankful for any advice on how to approach these issues.
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