Leaning further into beliefs this week, it occurs to me that I haven’t established a shared understanding of what I mean by a “belief.”
Tomorrow, I will share a dramatic truth about our beliefs that can be emotionally difficult to accept. But, if your mind is open and disciplined, tomorrow’s unique insight could spark a massive personal transformation. Anyway, that’s for tomorrow.
Before then, I must answer the primary question, “What is a belief?”.
A belief is any perspective you have some confidence in or accept as true about:
- How the world works
- What is true vs. false
- What is right vs. wrong
- What works vs. what doesn’t
- What matters vs. what doesn’t
- What is possible vs. impossible
- What is important vs. what isn’t
- What is more valuable vs. less valuable
- What is more effective vs. less effective
- How things should be vs. how they shouldn’t be
When I read this list, one burning question consumes me: How do we decide what to believe and what not to believe?
In other words, how do we decide when to:
- Believe something
- Genuinely consider it
- Reject it
- Change our beliefs in either direction
That’s the topic I’m going to address tomorrow. Today is preparation for tomorrow’s revelation. So review the two lists above a few more times before you read the next Daily Discipline message.
The time is now. Do the work.
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