Hi guys! welcome to Episode 565 of The Wildly Successful Lifestyle podcast! I’m glad you’re here, whether your curled up with your coffee or out walking your pups, it’s nice to hang with you.… I’ve been meditating using the Way meditation app which I love and it’s really been helping me be aware of my thoughts. Like all of them and there’s so many, but some of those thoughts are super sneaky, some of them are quiet beliefs we carry, often from childhood, that subtly sabotage our best intentions. You know, the ones that sound harmless but end up steering us off course?
Growing up, we didn’t have a lot of money. We always had enough food to eat and clothes and all that but when we’d have food on the plate, my parents would always say you have to clean your plate. You cannot waste anything you have to clean that plate..there’s starving children in China! You know that’s the story we all heard so I grew up thinking that wasting food was a bad thing.
It was meant to teach gratitude, but it lodged this belief in my head that wasting food was wrong, no matter what. In fact just recently I was visiting my parents and my mom mentioned that she’s always been big on not wasting food, don’t I know, but she realize that it causes her to over eat because she wants to always finish her plate instead of throwing food away and I mentioned Tony Robbins has always said that it is better to waste outside of the body than inside of the body, I know they roll their eyes any time I mention Tony Robbins, but he’s had a big influence in my life. He taught me that when you have a belief that doesn’t serve you, you can replace it with one that does. you see sometimes when you have a belief like that, you have to replace it with one that does serve you, well ever since I heard that, I’ve started reminding myself that it’s more important to have a healthy body than it is to have a clean plate. Beliefs like that can hold you back without even realizing it.
Our beliefs are like the operating system of our brain. They’re often installed when we’re young, by parents, teachers, or even society, and they hum along in the background, shaping how we act and the things we do. My “clean your plate” belief came from a good place, but it encourages us to ignore our body’s signals, so we eat past full, and then wonder why we aren’t feeling our best. I mean it may be something different for you—like believing you have to say “yes” to every request because “good people don’t let others down.” Or maybe you grew up hearing, “Money doesn’t grow on trees,” so you shy away from investing in yourself, even when it could change your life. These beliefs feel like truth, but they’re just stories we’ve been told—and we can rewrite them.
They may not be easy to spot but once you do spot it, you’ll start noticing how its been affecting your life. Like my mom noticing she would eat past full just so she never wasted foot. Noticing that was a big deal. Maybe you’re always rushing because you believe “being busy means you’re successful.” Or you avoid speaking up because you think, “I shouldn’t make waves.” Write down one area where you feel friction, and ask, “What belief might be behind this?” It’s like detective work for your soul.
Once you spot the belief, you get to rewrite it. For me, I ditched “clean your plate” for a new mantra: “Better to waste outside the body than inside.” It’s not about being careless with food—it’s about honoring my body. Now, if I’m full, I stop and I feel lighter, physically and mentally. Think about your own belief—what could you replace it with? If you believe “I have to be perfect to be loved,” try, “I’m enough just as I am.” If it’s “I can’t rest until everything’s done,” swap it for, “Rest fuels my success.” It takes practice, but every time you catch yourself acting on the old belief, pause, and choose the new one. It’s like updating your brain’s software.
Changing these beliefs isn’t just about one habit—it’s about reclaiming your power. When I stopped feeling the need to clean my plate, I felt more disciplined, knowing I could stop when I was full, not when the plate was clean. And discipline in one area spills over into other areas—I feel confident about setting boundaries in my design work, like only taking calls during work hours, because I realized I could choose what serves me. You have that power too. By spotting those old, maybe sneaky beliefs, you open up space for a life that feels more like you—more like the one you always envisioned where you’re in control of your day, not at the whim of your day.
My challenge for you today is to notice a sneaky belief you may have and then replace it by creating a new better belief, one that serves you. A belief is just a thought we’ve kept thinking over and over. So we can override that by thinking a new better feeling thought. Our actions are run by the thoughts we have so its good we start being aware of them! Share this with the three people who come immediately to mind. I love you guys! I’ll talk to you in a few days!
