Our Brains Invent Failure
The world is a game of perception that happens in our brains. Nothing is real, and it's all invented and expressed in narratives we accept without questioning them.
So, the world is what we say about it, and we behave according to our virtual vision.
Reality rarely wins. What we believe determines how we live.
Let's say you want to reach a goal, no matter how small or big, and you know you need resources or capacities to do so. Even though you already possess them, it's game over if you think you don't.
Why? You'll avoid attempting to reach your goal because you'll fear failure and its "imaginary" consequences.
Fear is the best paralysing agent there is.
And, I repeat, all this drama is virtual—a pure invention of our brain.
Is there a way to escape this mental trap? Yes, but even though it's a straightforward strategy, it's not easy to apply.
Here are the steps to follow :
- Whenever you think you lack the resources to succeed, force yourself to admit that your brain invented this narrative.
- Could you list the resources you need to reach your goal?
- Could you verify the one you already have and make a list you can read repeatedly, so you stop fooling yourself into thinking you have any?
- Could you list the resources you don't have? After, train to acquire them.
- Repeat that strategy for every goal you want to reach, because our brains will always create virtual realities we tend to believe.
Our success implies questioning every thought in our brains that makes us think we can't. Many times, facts show us otherwise. We need to make the effort to see them.
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