Eric EdmeadesVisionary Thinker. Evolutionary Strategist. Transformation Architect.

The GREATEST POWER You Have is Your Beliefs

Name: The GREATEST POWER You Have is Your Beliefs
Uploaded: 2023-09-09T10:02:14+00:00
Duration: 32 s
Channel: Eric Edmeades
Description: Eric Edmeades argues that the greatest personal power is changing one’s beliefs because beliefs change perception and how you interpret the world. In…

9 Sept 2023 · 1 min

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Eric Edmeades argues that the greatest personal power is changing one’s beliefs because beliefs change perception and how you interpret the world. In this opening excerpt he illustrates how adopting a belief (e.g., deciding to buy a car) suddenly makes relevant examples more visible, and he characterizes beliefs as self-reinforcing ("like little viruses") that feed on evidence. The excerpt is an introductory claim with an everyday anecdote to demonstrate how belief alters attention and meaning.

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One of the most powerful things you can change about yourself is your belief. It changes the way you see the world. 1% belief allows you to see things that you didn't see before. How many of you had the experience where you decide one day you want to buy a car and all of a sudden that car is everywhere. Why couldn't you see it before? I'm going to put to you, you could see it before. You could see it, but you couldn't see it for what it was because it wasn't important to you. When you start getting a sense of belief about things, you change everything. Beliefs are like little viruses and they eat only one kind of food and evidence.