Are you always early, always late or always on time? Watch this video for the surprising reason! The good news is this pattern doesn’t need to continue if you are tired of it or if it is causing you too much stress.

Do you find yourself insisting that things be done your way? This is because early on, children connect being right with love, approval, getting their needs met and avoiding punishment. Listen to this brief video, which explains this childhood vow which can rob us of our happiness and prosperity.

Do you feel men don’t understand you – or that women don’t understand you? This could be related to a childhood vow called “He (or she) doesn’t understand me.” As a child, this vow meant a specific “he” or “she.” As an adult, it means all men or all women. This vow can ultimately make someone disillusioned and bitter towards the gender they feel doesn’t understand them.

Do you tend to always think others are better than you – in general, or at doing a particular thing? This could be related to a childhood vow called “Everyone is better than me.” This vow keeps people from taking opportunities and risks that could catapult them towards their goals.

Do you have the experience that people don’t consider your wants and needs to be a priority? This childhood vow is common, especially with adults who had very busy working parents.  This vow can make someone feel undervalued, even though it’s largely based on assumptions about others.

To you have a difficult time expressing anger? This could be related to a childhood vow called “Angry is bad.” This vow occurs when a child is yelled at often and they feel scared and upset as a result. As adults, they tend to avoid anger and often don’t have good alternative ways of expressing displeasure and frustration, so they keep it bottled up inside.

Do you wake up with an expectation that something is going to go wrong that day? This could be related to a childhood vow, “life is hard.” This vow can occur when mom needed to rearrange her life because she was unexpectantly pregnant, when there was a difficult birth, and from negative impressions of life before the age of seven based on experiences and observations of others.