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240. Belief It or Not: How to Rewrite the Narratives That Hold You BackHow to identify and rewrite the limiting beliefs holding you back. Achieving what you want in life doesn’t just hinge on what you believe about your future. According to Muriel Wilkins, it has just as much to do with what you believe about your past and present. Wilkins is an executive coach, author, and host of the HBR podcast Coaching Real Leaders. In her new book, Leadership Unblocked: Breakthrough the Beliefs that Limit Your Potential, she explains how our personal and professional blocks often stem from our own limiting beliefs about ourselves. “A belief is a story that you tell yourself,” she says, “It is the operating principle that is driving your behavior and the decisions you make.” Before we can take actions that will lead us to where we want to go, we have to uncover these hidden beliefs. Otherwise, Wilkins says, “We'll come back right to where we started. It's not just about what we do, it's about what we think about what we do that makes all the difference." In this episode of Think Fast, Talk Smart, Wilkins and host Matt Abrahams explore the three-step process of uncover, unpack, and unblock — Wilkins’ method for identifying limiting beliefs, understanding how they might be shaping our behavior, and updating narratives to align with who we actually want to be. To listen to the extended Deep Thinks version of this episode, please visit FasterSmarter.io/premium. Episode Reference Links: Muriel Wilkins • Muriel’s Book: Leadership UnblockedEp.102 Create a Presence: How to Communicate in a Way Others Can FeelEp.98 Give It to Me Straight: How to Give Honest, Constructive Feedback • Connect: Premium Signup • >>>> Think Fast Talk Smart PremiumEmail Questions & Feedback • >>> hello@fastersmarter.io Episode Transcripts • >>> Think Fast Talk Smart WebsiteNewsletter Signup + English Language Learning • >>> FasterSmarter.ioThink Fast Talk Smart • >>> LinkedIn • , Instagram • , YouTubeMatt Abrahams • >>> LinkedIn Chapters: • (00:00) - Introduction • (02:18) - The Seven Limiting Beliefs • (04:44) - Three Steps to Becoming Unblocked • (07:58) - Rethinking Values and Success • (09:13) - Healthy vs. Toxic Productivity • (11:57) - The Power of Mindset and Reframing • (14:33) - Reverse Engineering Your Goals • (17:42) - Managing Emotional Investment • (21:22) - The Final Three Question • (27:12) - Conclusion ******** Thank you to our sponsors. These partnerships support the ongoing production of the podcast, allowing us to bring it to you at no cost. This episode is brought to you by Babbel. Think Fast Talk Smart listeners can get started on your language learning journey today- visit Babbel.com/Thinkfast and get up to 55% off your Babbel subscription.

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237. Mistake It Till You Make It: Learn Faster and Fail SmarterWhy we learn the most when we accept that we might be wrong. Effective communication isn’t about having all the answers. As Astro Teller knows, it’s about finding (and sometimes fumbling) your way through the questions. Teller is a computer scientist, entrepreneur, and inventor who serves as Captain of Moonshots at X, Alphabet's Moonshot Factory. In his work leading teams toward audacious solutions to seemingly unsolvable problems, he embraces what he calls “a learning journey,” where being wrong isn’t the end, but the beginning. “As scary as it is to be wrong,” he says, it’s a necessary part of the discovery process. Whether experimenting in the lab or testing our thoughts and opinions in conversation with others, it’s about having the humility and curiosity to face the limits of our understanding. “When do you learn something? You learn something when you have a model about the world, and then you get some data that tells you you're wrong,” he says. “You learn nothing when you're right.” In this episode of Think Fast, Talk Smart, Teller and host Matt Abrahams discuss how embracing uncertainty drives innovation, why leaders should reward learning habits over outcomes, and how we learn the most when we’re not afraid to find that we might be wrong. To listen to the extended Deep Thinks version of this episode, please visit FasterSmarter.io/premium. Episode Reference Links: Astro Teller • Astro’s Book: Sacred Cows • Ep.70 Ideas Fuel Innovation: Why Your First Ideas Aren’t Always the Best • Ep.20 Question Your Questions: How to Spark Creativity in Your Communication • Connect: Premium Signup • >>>> Think Fast Talk Smart PremiumEmail Questions & Feedback • >>> hello@fastersmarter.io Episode Transcripts • >>> Think Fast Talk Smart WebsiteNewsletter Signup + English Language Learning • >>> FasterSmarter.ioThink Fast Talk Smart • >>> LinkedIn • , Instagram • , YouTubeMatt Abrahams • >>> LinkedIn Chapters: • (00:00) - Introduction • (02:20) - Defining a Moonshot • (04:23) - Building a Learning Machine • (07:02) - Learning vs. Productivity • (08:37) - Capturing and Sharing Learning • (10:51) - Rewarding Habits, Not Outcomes • (13:19) - Moonshot Success Stories • (16:18) - The Power of Storytelling in Innovation • (17:48) - Launching The Moonshot Podcast • (19:39) - The Final Three Questions • (26:11) - Conclusion ******** Thank you to our sponsors. These partnerships support the ongoing production of the podcast, allowing us to bring it to you at no cost. This episode is brought to you by Babbel. Think Fast Talk Smart listeners can get started on your language learning journey today- visit Babbel.com/Thinkfast and get up to 55% off your Babbel subscription.

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