There are 4 beliefs that control your decisions. And they might be sabotaging your progress. Beliefs like: • safety comes from control • certainty must come before action • failure says something about identity • feelings reflect reality But these beliefs slowly shrink your behaviour. They encourage overthinking, hesitation, second-guessing, and playing smaller than capability allows. In this new episode with behavioural design expert Nir Eyal, we share insights from our research and books to unpack the psychology behind these patterns and share four practical tools to start rewriting them. Because when beliefs shift, behaviour follows. And that's when momentum becomes a lot easier. 🎥 The full conversation is now on YouTube – (P.S. it's more like a mini masterclass): https://lnkd.in/gETmA8PN Huge congratulations to Nir for the publication of his new book, Beyond Belief! P.S. Curious to hear... which belief do you think is influencing your decisions most?
It was great collaborating with you, Dr. Shadé Zahrai!!
One of the single most empowering things you can do in life is learn that feelings don't reflect reality. Feeling afraid to put yourself out there and post your writing publicly has no bearing on if your writing is actually good. But we treat it like it does. We let fear/shame/anxiety be a reason to not take action all of the time. Decoupling feelings from action is incredibly powerful work.
I have the following thoughts regarding the Beliefs: 1. Safety comes from control: We are always safe under the guidance of a supreme energy. Just live life as it unfolds, without doubt or questions. 2. Certainty must come before action: Results are out of our control; focus on consistently acting in alignment with your motivations and life's journey. 3. Failure says something about identity: There's no such thing as failure or success; only our actions are within our control. The surrounding circumstances will determine if those actions were aligned. 4. Feelings reflect reality: An individual's feelings depend on their level of awakening, awareness, open-mindedness, and wisdom, whereas reality can be different due to situational factors.
I’ve seen this so often in career transitions, where fear of failure gets tangled up with identity. Once you realise a pivot is just data, not a verdict on your worth, decisions get a lot cleaner
As a Talent Acquisition and Executive Search professional... This is a great reminder that people operate from belief systems, not just skills. In hiring we often evaluate experience on paper, but performance is usually driven by confidence, mindset, and how someone interprets setbacks. Resumes show history. ▪️ Beliefs shape trajectory. That’s why understanding the person behind the paper matters. Hire people, not paper.
Beliefs drive behavior more than willpower ever can.
When you upgrade your beliefs, you upgrade everything, that's where lasting change actually begins.
The belief that “certainty must come before action” is probably the one that holds the most people back. Progress usually happens in the messy middle, not after everything feels clear.
Sometimes the beliefs we defend most fiercely are the ones quietly sabotaging us.
You can watch the masterclass of an episode here: https://youtu.be/rVVzKKE2yO8?si=9DcxnThClpCmpP8B