Awaken the Giant Within

In fact, most of the things that are valuable in our lives require us to go against the basic conditioning of our nervous systems. (Location 1085)

Probably the single biggest factor separating belief and conviction, though, is that a conviction has usually been triggered by significant emotional events, during which the brain links up, “Unless I believe this, I will suffer massive pain. If I were to change this belief, then I would be giving up my entire identity, everything my life has stood for, for years.” (Location 1428)

One of the best ways to interrupt someone’s pattern is to do things they don’t expect, things that are radically different from what they’ve experienced before. (Location 2194)

Emotion is created by motion. (Location 2615)

The first skill you must master is to be able to change your state instantly no matter what the environment, no matter how scared or frustrated you (Location 2990)