I keep coming back to the importance of self-image in one's life trajectory. You become who you believe you are. You do what you believe you can do.
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Belief is a greater determinant than ability or environment.
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"Man often becomes what he believes himself to be. If I keep on saying to myself that I cannot do a certain thing, it is possible that I may end by really becoming incapable of doing it...."
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"...on the contrary, if I have the belief that I can do it, I shall surely acquire the capacity to do it even if I may not have it at the beginning." -Gandhi. Also echoes a similar quote from the Bhagavad Gita
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"Man is made by his belief. As he believes, so he is."
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Further, other people seeing people who look like you doing certain things impacts their views on what they think you’re capable of as well
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number of people who walked out of their wheelchairs with the power of belief is relatively limited
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"You can be anyone you want to be, just have to try hard enough" is a foundational American dictum. Sounds good at first, but actually it has a dark side, see this video.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qewckuxa9hw …
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And dare I say that this coming from a highly successful person in the middle of a pandemic where half the population are either at risk of contracting a deadly disease or have trouble putting food on the table comes off as little out of touch.
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