10 False Beliefs We Often Let Go of Too Late in Life

One of the strongest signs of your growth is realizing you’re no longer holding on to the false beliefs that once used to drain you.Marc and I received a thank you email recently from a longtime reader and coaching client named Kevin (I’m writing about him today with his consent).

He said our books and coaching sessions helped him and his wife maintain grounded and intentional mindsets as they struggled and grew through one of the most difficult periods of their lives.

Certain sections of his email nearly moved me to tears:“After injuring my back, losing my job because of it, being evicted from our apartment, moving in with my in-laws, nursing my five-year-old through a nearly fatal bout of pneumonia, I was stuck in a deep rut.

And I was sitting on the front porch of my in-law’s house feeling sorry for myself one day, when my childhood best friend called me crying and said, ‘Mel-Mel-Melissa, my baby girl, was killed in a car wreck yesterday.’ And suddenly I felt like all my problems were so tiny…”Kevin then went on to say, “It was the shock of Melissa’s tragic accident that motivated me to review several pages of notes I had previously taken from your books and our coaching sessions together.