Nir Eyal

Remember the reason we have limiting beliefs is because they served us in the past, they protected us.

So your brain wants to do everything it possibly can to keep you passive, to keep you docile, to keep you from moving outside your comfort zone, because that's what kept you safe in the past.

So your brain hates changing its mind.

So the idea of a turnaround is you're not changing your mind.

You're just collecting what I call a portfolio of perspectives.

That's it.

Just like, you know, Pokemon cards or baseball cards.

You're just collecting different beliefs.

That's it.

That's all the exercise asks you to do.

And you do that by asking yourself, could the exact opposite of what I am sure is a belief is a truth, right?

Could the exact opposite also be true?

So let's try it.

My mother is too judgmental and hard to please.

I have one belief.

Let's see if I can get a second.

What's the opposite of my mother is too judgmental and hard to please?

My mother is not too judgmental and hard to please.

I thought for a minute, could that be true?

Well, she did thank me for the flowers.