Self-Fulfilling Prophecies

Published: July 6, 2020, 12:55 a.m.

Visit our sponsor Let's Get Checked at https://TryLGC.com/NMG and get 20% off your order! The Art of Intentional Thinking: Master Your Mindset. Control and Choose Your Thoughts. Create Mental Habits to Fulfill Your Potential (Second Edition) By Peter Hollins Get the audiobook on Audible at https://bit.ly/IntThink Show notes and/or episode transcripts are available at https://bit.ly/self-growth-home Peter Hollins is a bestselling author, human psychology researcher, and a dedicated student of the human condition. Visit https://www.PeteHollins.com to pick up your FREE human nature cheat sheet: 7 surprising psychology studies that will change the way you think. For narration information visit Russell Newton at https://bit.ly/VoW-home For production information visit Newton Media Group LLC at https://bit.ly/newtonmg The Art of Intentional Thinking: Master Your Mindset. Control and Choose Your Thoughts. Create Mental Habits to Fulfill Your Potential By Peter Hollins The stories we tell ourselves through self-talk and narrative create a series of mental boundaries that can influence our lives dramatically.  In fact, what we believe often comes true.  This is called the self-fulfilling prophecy: something that becomes true because you’ve willed it into existence by telling yourself it exists.  Your inner voice tells you a given outcome is so certain and absolute that, eventually, it becomes so.  You almost give yourself no other option but for the prophecy to become real.