Quotes About Belief

We must believe that we are gifted for something and that this thing MUST be attained.

The most powerful words in the universe are the words you say to yourself.

Nearly two decades later, I can say that the only thing that allowed me to take that leap was because a deeper, wiser part of me believed that somehow I'd be able to figure it out.

In order to change ourselves, we must first believe we can.

If you believed to your core that everything really is figureoutable, what would you now do? What would you create or heal or transform or transcend? Who would you become?

Remember—humans once believed the world was flat, that margarine was better than butter, and that an ice-pick lobotomy cured mental illness. Aren't you glad those days are over?

What holds us back from consistently performing at the levels we're capable of? To find the answer, we have to look inside. No matter what we're trying to figure out, the biggest barriers are often in our own minds:

Even if this entire book is bullshit, can you think of a more empowering and pragmatic philosophy to embrace?

Our brains tend to reinforce what we already believe.

Rule 1. All problems (or dreams) are figureoutable. Rule 2. If a problem is not figureoutable, it's not really a problem—it's a fact of life or law of nature (e.g., death or gravity). Rule 3. You may not care enough to figure this problem out or achieve this particular dream. That's okay. Find another problem or dream that ignites a blazing fire in your heart and go back to Rule 1.

Yet there can be no significant change in the world unless we first have the courage to change ourselves. In order to change ourselves, we must first believe we can.

There can be no significant change in the world unless we first have the courage to change ourselves. In order to change ourselves, we must first believe we can.

Beliefs create behaviors. The cumulation of those behaviors adds up to your entire life. Know what else? Every belief has a consequence. Your beliefs either heal you or harm you. They either support your aspirations or thwart them. Belief becomes the source of your limitation or your liberation. It doesn't matter what's true, it matters what you believe.

a belief is nothing more than a thought that you've decided is significant and true.

I say this because deep in my bones I am that certain everything really is figureoutable. Yes, even if you're starting from scratch. Even if you've already tried and failed. Even if you don't have a clue what the hell you're doing or why things keep going wrong. Even if the world has told you time and time again that you can't. Even if you've been born into extraordinary challenges or find yourself with the deck stacked against you.

The second destructive thought virus is "This won't work for me.

confirmation bias means we look for and find evidence to support our beliefs. We cherry-pick information that confirms what we already know, while ignoring (consciously and unconsciously) information that challenges our existing beliefs.

Our minds are what give us the power to manufacture reality, both for ourselves and others. That's because . . .

If I didn't believe the answer could be found, I wouldn't be working on it. Dr. Florence Sabin

How can this work me? How can this work for me?

In order to solve any problem or achieve any dream, we must first make a change at the level of belief. Because when you change a belief, you change everything.

The worst lies are the lies we tell ourselves. Richard Bach

When you change a belief, you change everything.

You wouldn't have the dream if you didn't already have what it takes to make it happen.