Nick HutchisonFounder and CEO, BookThinkers

Do you tell yourself ‘Honest Lies’? 🤔

14 Aug 2023 · 1 min

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In this brief monologue, Nick Hutchison opens with Napoleon Hill’s quote, “Action is the real measure of intelligence,” establishing a philosophical foundation. He then introduces Shane Baldwin, a once‑wealthy entrepreneur who, after serving five years in federal prison, deepened his study of successful thinkers and distilled a key insight: to navigate the “matrix” of life, one must tell oneself “honest lies”—beliefs that feel true even if they haven’t yet manifested, akin to affirmations or incantations. Hutchison explains that this concept is the central premise of Baldwin’s book, The Honest Lie, and urges viewers to read the book to apply the principle for greater success.

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Here's one of my all-time favorite quotes: Action is the real measure of intelligence. That was said by Napoleon Hill, who is one of the biggest inspirations for the writing of this book, The Honest Lie by Shane Baldwin. Shane is fascinating. He was living on top of the world. He had 2 private planes, but he ended up going to federal prison for 5 years. And while he was in prison, he studied all of the greats even more. And what he realized was that in order to be successful and successfully navigate the matrix, You need to tell yourself honest lies, something that you believe to be true, but it hasn't necessarily happened yet. So you could call it an affirmation, you could call it an incantation. The next evolution of that is an honest lie. And so if you want to create more success in your life, make sure you check out this book and read his story.