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🧠 Your Mind Is Lying to You
(and if you don’t catch it early, it runs the whole show)
Your mind is not always on your side.
→ It tells stories that feel logical.
→ Most of them are just fear wearing a mask.
Your brain learned survival early.
And now it tries to protect you from anything unfamiliar.
Including growth.
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🚨 OKAY BACK TO TOPIC 🚨
Here’s how it messes with you:
➤ It calls fear, “logic.”
You think you’re being careful.
But you’re actually avoiding discomfort.
➤ It makes familiar pain feel safe.
You don’t stay stuck because you like it.
You stay in the same place because it’s predictable, comfortable.
➤ It invents rules that don’t exist.
↳ “If I fail, it’s over.”
↳ “People will judge me.”
↳ “This is just how I am.”
None of those are true.
They’re scripts.
And scripts can be rewritten.
➤ It demands perfection to count progress.
Five good days.
One slip.
Suddenly you “ruined everything.”
No… you had one human moment.
➤ It turns doubt into self-sabotage.
One bad mood and it reaches for the old escape hatch.
Comfort habits.
Avoidance.
Delay.
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So how do you deal with it?
Don’t fight the voice.
No need to argue with it.
You don’t try to silence it.
→ You notice it.
That’s the power move.
When it starts up, say:
↳ “Thanks for the warning. I’m choosing this.”
↳ “I see what you’re doing but I’m doing what I need to do.”
That’s it.
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Then you build proof… for yourself
✓ You survived that hard day
✓ You felt the urge but didn’t spiral
✓ You sat with discomfort and stayed true
Every small action becomes evidence.
And then you do the unglamorous thing:
➤ You get out of bed
➤ You make the coffee
➤ You do the work anyway
Just… keep it consistent.
That’s how you stop letting your mind lead.
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Grab this prompt below 👇🏽
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TRY THIS AI PROMPT IF YOU NEED:
Act as a calm, grounded inner observer.
I’m feeling stuck, overwhelmed, or hesitant about (your reason) right now.
Ask me one question at a time to help me identify:
→ what my mind is telling me
→ what I’m afraid will happen
→ what evidence supports that fear
→ what evidence contradicts it
When we’re done, summarize:
1. The main lie my mind is telling
2. The likely truth beneath it
3. One small, non-overwhelming action I can take today that proves the lie wrong
Keep your tone neutral, direct, and grounding.
No motivation. No reassurance. Just clear, logical thinking.
Your mind learned how to keep you safe.
That doesn’t mean it knows how to help you grow.
You don’t need to conquer it or silence it.
You just need to keep moving.
Every time you choose action over avoidance, you win.
Build momentum
Focus on progress.
And once you learn how to lead your mind; instead of letting it lead you
YOU WIN.
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