What if belief is the first domino?
Jul 30, 2025
This month, I’ve talked a lot about belief.
But let me show you what it looks like in action.
Shauna was a full-time teacher, wife, mom, and leader. Before we first began working together, she assumed she simply didn’t have the time or flexibility to earn incentive trips.
Her results reflected that belief. Until she changed it.
She made a decision to stop operating from her limits and start leading from her vision.
She began visualizing herself earning the trip. She posted visuals to anchor her belief. She acted accordingly.
Not harder. Not with more hours. Simply with aligned belief.
In her words:
“I didn’t start earning trips because I worked more. I started earning them because I believed I could. Once that shifted, everything else followed.”
Since then, she hasn’t missed a single incentive trip.
The circumstances didn’t change. Her belief did.
What Happens When You Believe First?
I’m not asking you to take my word for it. Or even Shauna’s.
Neuroscience confirms that your brain doesn’t distinguish between what’s real and what’s vividly imagined. The same neural pathways light up whether you experience something or envision it.
[Source: Stanford neuroimaging studies, Dr. Joe Dispenza’s research, and sports performance psychology]
That’s why elite athletes mentally rehearse their victories.
It’s why high performers visualize success before it happens.
Your brain begins to believe it’s already happening. Because in a way, it is.
The Domino Effect
Think of it like this. It’s like a row of dominos.
Belief is the first domino.
You don’t need more hours. You don’t need different circumstances.
You need to tip the first domino. Belief is it.
Because when belief moves first, momentum follows.
I'm Curious...
What belief has been silently shaping your behavior?
What if you reset and allowed yourself to fully believe again?
And what do you want to be celebrating six months from now?
Don’t rush past those.
Sit with them.
Write them down.
Is it possible that it’s not about a new strategy, but a return to belief?
I invite you to move like the future is already unfolding. Because your energy, your effort, and outcomes will rise to meet the belief you’re willing to hold.
That’s the shift Shauna made.
And it’s available to you, right now.
The good news?
You’re one decision away from realignment.
Tip the first domino.