First be certain you want to try.  Attempting to change a belief can be very difficult.  And sometimes it can cause a significant backlash.  Therefore before even considering the possibility of attempting to change a faulty belief in another, one would be well advised to consider the following questions very seriously. 

1. Are you certain that it is not your belief that is faulty rather than theirs?
2. Why do you want to change their belief?
3. What is the value of doing so?
4. How much effort will it take?
5. What is the probability of actually succeeding in changing their belief?
6. Have you considered the possible backlash consequences of attempting to change their belief, whether you are successful or not?
7. Considering the probability of success and the possible backlash is the benefit/cost ratio sufficiently greater than 1 to justify the effort?
8. Would your time be more profitably spent looking for one of your own faulty beliefs and changing that?

 Let’s consider each of these. 

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