Zero to 1: How Beliefs Shape Your Reality
5 INSIGHTS
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What are beliefs? According to Webster, “An acceptance that a statement is true or that something exists.”
When we believe something to be true, then that something exists for us as if it were true. Beliefs define our reality.
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Our reality is purely subjective. Authority does not come from the outside; instead, we decide what facts and people to pay attention to, and we give authority to what we believe is true.
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Beliefs move us to action; they motivate us, and through our behavior, we bring our beliefs into the world.
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As we act out our beliefs, we transform our world to match our deeply held beliefs. The world we live in then starts to mirror the beliefs we act out.
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Beliefs are not just passive ideas residing in our minds; they are active forces that shape our reality. The reality we experience and the future we create is constructed through our personal beliefs.
4 QUOTES
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“We don’t see things as they are, we see them as we are.” – Anaïs Nin
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“There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so.” – William Shakespeare
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“We are shaped by our thoughts; we become what we think.” – Buddha
IV
“Whether you think you can, or you think you can’t – you’re right.” – Henry Ford
1 QUESTION
What deeply held assumption do I treat as unquestionable truth about myself and reality, and how might these beliefs shape my life?