A thought experiment I've been using a lot recently:

What would you *do differently* professionally, if you really believed what you say you believe?

It's a simple question, but I think uncovers a lot of self-limiting beliefs.

(A short thread)

I've become convinced that most professionals would have significantly more impact *if* they truly believed what they said they believed and therefore acted based on that belief.

(I’m working on challenging my own "professional beliefs")

3 Generalized Recent Examples:

Ex #1: Calculated Risks with Big Upside

“Given a 10 percent chance of a hundred times payout, you should take that bet every time.”- Jeff Bezos famously in the First AMZN Shareholder Ltr (1997)

We know statistically valid. Yet, most people focus on the 9/10 failures.

Ex #2: Time Management

Most professionals say time is their most valuable asset. Yet they don't protect their calendar at all.

A helpful weekly review - ask yourself:
what should I automate?
what should I outsource?
what should I stop doing?

Ex #3: Lifelong Learning

Most professionals readily acknowledge they're a "knowledge worker." Yet don't invest time accumulating knowledge.

Particularly interesting in the context of reading to long-form (book) knowledge.

Great q: what is the last good book you read?

Final note: I've also found this works in my personal life? (Ex: The importance of taking time to eat better & exercise)

However, to the above examples, I'm getting leverage out of regularly challenging my professional beliefs and seeing how they map to my behavior.