Everything is a mind game:

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Everything is a mind game.

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Everything.

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All controlled by your mind.

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You’ve been programmed.

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Brainwashed.

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Indoctrinated.

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Based on your parents, environment, role models, institutions, media, teachers, and people around you.

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You are your programming.

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What you believe is based on these influences.

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Nothing else.

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We don’t realize how much we’ve been brainwashed till we self-reflect.

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Till we push ourselves out of our comfort zone.

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Till we travel.

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Till we see the world in a new way.

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Most of us never get there.

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We’re stuck believing in the same blueprint we had since childhood.

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Everything you believe is a lie told to you by someone no smarter than you.

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It’s your job as you grow older to understand those lies.

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See what fits and what doesn’t.

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To do that, you need to reflect.

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What strong beliefs do you have that might not be real?

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Unlock them through writing, therapy, psychedelics or meditation.

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Pick one of those things and try it out.

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Stick with it for a little bit of time.

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See what you uncover.

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Ask yourself questions.

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Why do you believe what you believe?

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Why do you believe in your religion?

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Why do you believe in your friends?

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Why do you believe in your teachers?

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Are they telling you the truth, or just what they believe?

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Here’s a quote from Steve Jobs that comes back to me a lot.

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‘Everything around you that you call life was made up by people no smarter than you and you can change it.’

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You can change the story you tell yourself.

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You can change your mind.

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You don’t have to believe what you’ve believed in the past.

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You don’t have to stick to your ideology.

You don’t have to stick to your beliefs.

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You’re allowed to question them.

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You’re allowed to change your mind.

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It’s ok.

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It’s better that way.

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If you’re presented with new information, there’s nothing wrong with admitting you were wrong.

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It’s healthy.

It’s good for you.

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Most of us never do it because it forces us to confront ourselves.

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It forces us to confront our beliefs.

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It forces us to confront our identity.

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Most of us never want to do that.

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For the few that do, I commend you.

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That’s what a smart mature person will do.

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Confront who you are.

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All the good and all the bad.

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And be open to change.

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Be open to new opinions.

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Be open to expanding your horizons.

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Be open to changing your mind.

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I got there through meditation.

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Many other successful people did.

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Kobe.

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Jordan.

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Steph Curry.

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Oprah.

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Tim Ferris.

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Joe Rogan.

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Ray Dalio.

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Bill Gates.

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All are meditators.

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All have talked about the power of meditation.

Try it.

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Don’t just try it for a day or a week or a month.

Try it for a while.

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Be patient.

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Show up.

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And watch.

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Your mind will be opened up in a way you can’t imagine.

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You’ll slowly unlearn your bad habits.

You’ll question what’s been holding you back.

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You’ll realize that…

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Everything is a mind game.

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