12/01/25
STORY
Last Monday, I hurt my back doing deadlifts.
I’ve dealt with back issues for years…
And normally, an injury like this would take me out for weeks.
This time, I tried something different.
I treated it as an opportunity.
I reminded myself all week that my back was healing.
I told my wife the same thing…
“I’m recovering fast. I feel better every day.”
And I paired that mindset with stretching and staying mobile.
The result?
I was back in the gym in less than a week.
Not 100%, but far better than the old pattern of weeks on the floor.
It reminded me how powerful the mind is.
Beliefs shape our reality…
Even our physical recovery.
If I had focused on the pain and slipped into a victim mindset, I’d still be stuck on the couch.
Don’t underestimate your mind.
When you believe something…
I mean truly believe something…
You “believe it” into reality.
OBSERVATION
A landmark 2002 study found that patients who received sham knee surgery (incisions only, no actual procedure) improved just as much in pain and function as those who had the real operation. The results showed that belief in the treatment (not the treatment itself) drove the recovery.
(Baylor College of Medicine study published in Science Daily, July 2002).
STRATEGY
Take a few minutes each morning to envision what you want to experience in 2026.
Don’t just write it down.
Close your eyes and feel it.
Picture the scene.
Evoke the emotions.
Step into the experience as if it’s happening now.
Believe it into reality.
Rooting for you,
Jay (encouraging you to tap into the power of belief)
Global keynote speaker
Host of the “Unstuck” podcast
Husband to a financial genius