Nir Eyal

And I'm sure she had all kinds of other predictions that she didn't tell me about that maybe she didn't accomplish.

That's not the point.

It doesn't matter if it's true because beliefs are tools, not truths.

Because writing it down and saying, I will do this, allowed her to see it.

It became a possibility.

And when you can see it, you can do it.

And so she's a wonderful example of how these beliefs can become a reality based on your beliefs, on your perception.

Absolutely.

So I'll start with a little story, a personal story.

It's a little difficult to relay, but I think it conveys the point that this happened with my mom.

I talk about relationships and difficulties.

So my mom, a few years ago, had her 74th birthday.

And I wanted to do something nice for her.

I wanted to get her some flowers.

And I was in Singapore at the time.

She was in Central Florida, where I grew up.

And it was a bit of a challenge to get her flowers for her birthday.

I had to stay up late and talk to the florist and figure out what had arrived on time and make sure that the flowers wouldn't wilt by the time they arrived at her house and all that.

I went to bed at one in the morning.

I patted myself on the back.