Have you ever watched a film about, or ending in, a trial?

In it a defendant is in the dock charged with some serious crime or terrible deed. As it’s a major offence they are tried before a jury. Ordinary members of society picked to be a fair representation of the public.

The trial sets out the various accusations and evidence against the accused, while the defence will attempt to disprove and cast doubt on these facts.

The judge – a very learned and respected individual under the law – presides over the proceedings. Their role is to ensure a fair, just trial is granted and that all correct legal elements were presented as the trial was conducted.

Trial done and all evidence and counter arguments delivered, it becomes the turn of the jury to deliberate whether the defendant was guilty or not guilty. This ensures that fairness and equality were afforded to the implicated prisoner.

Judge and jury independent from each other to assure fair play.

But, just imagine what we happen if the judge decided he was also the jury? That they are the decider and potential executioner in one?

Well, you don’t need a court room for this scenario.

Many of us have a judge and jury mind that works exactly like this!

Guilty as believed.

Some would say that life itself is a trial.

A test we have to continually get through. One that feels like a prison to some. No matter what they have done, or tried to do, in certain situations, very little has gone their way. From love to money, career to plain old good luck, all of the happy outcomes have gone to others.

This is the first flaw in thinking.

It perceives life is being personal. That it is singling them out to experience the worst, while plenty more get given the best. The end result? They have become a victim and born to lose. Once that sets in, the judge and jury mindset won’t be too far behind.

A mindset that is convinced that whatever they want to achieve, they are not good enough, talented enough, or lucky enough. From dating to daring business ideas, they sit in judgement over themselves and pass sentence. Guilty as charged on all negative things that make them never win at anything.

Except the real crime here is to be guilty in belief.

Guilty of deciding both as the judge and jury that a bad future or outcome lies ahead for any wish or goal. So kill it now. Lock it up before it has any chance of escape. Don’t let it out. It can never ever be in public again. It is wrong and must be kept away and protected from the world at large.

The judge and jury mind has spoken. Or thought.

You are free to go.

If you experience this train of thought, worry not. It does not have to be a life sentence.

You can break the chains of this mindset.

This is the second flaw in thinking.

If you can think it one way, you can rethink it back the other. You have to use just one voice. Your own that wants to do the thing you wish – get the date, open the shop, get promoted etc. Use that ONLY.

Be alert for the second voice in your head that starts whispering negatives and how it will all be a disaster. The one that shows you all the awful images to match. You know the ones!

Quell that, tell it to shut up, go away, and encourage your goal focused mind. Keep reminding yourself this is what you want, that it’s right for you, that it’s going to be OK….and all those types of promising statements.

And go even further and break those shackles of inaction – DO the idea/take the first step and throw caution to the wind. Make the call, register a business name, approach your boss about stepping up. Go after it. Release yourself by not ever judging yourself in advance again.

The world will never ever judge you the same as you do in your head. It’s actually waiting for who you are. It always has been. So, go wow it.

Become a free mental soul. Big yourself up, not consign yourself to defeat. Think BIG. Be bigger. Go do. Go be.

Clear your made up bad name and clear your blameful head. There is a big future for you.

And the jury ISN’T out for that. You are free to GO, GO, GO!!

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