Episode 9 : What You See is What You Get (Solo Episode)

In this final solo episode of the season, Dr. Nandi Shareef delves into the powerful concept that our beliefs drive our lives. Through personal anecdotes and insightful observations, she explores how deeply ingrained beliefs shape our experiences, relationships, and life outcomes. Dr. Nandi shares her journey of recognizing and transforming these beliefs to create a more fulfilling life, offering listeners practical advice on how to do the same.

Key Topics:

• Introduction to the Topic:
  • Importance of understanding how beliefs drive life experiences.
  • Personal anecdotes of recurring challenges in relationships, career, and friendships.
• Recognizing Patterns:
  • Identifying and understanding recurring negative patterns.
  • The significance of approaching these patterns with curiosity.
• Beliefs vs. Facts:
  • Clarifying the difference between immutable facts and changeable beliefs.
  • How beliefs are formed and how they influence behavior and experiences.
• Changing Beliefs:
  • Practical steps to adopt new, empowering beliefs.
  • Examples of how changing beliefs can lead to different, more life affirming outcomes.
• Embracing Challenges:
  • Understanding that new beliefs won’t prevent challenges but will change how they are navigated.
  • The importance of having a renewed mindset to tackle new and different problems.

Quotes:

• “Your beliefs drive your life.”- Dr. Nandi Shareef
• "The only way out is through. And the only way to get it done is to do." - Dr. Nandi Shareef
• “Anywhere where you don't like the results in your life, there's an opportunity and an invitation to examine your beliefs and decide that different beliefs are what's needed and wanted.” - Dr. Nandi Shareef

#TTDareoftheDay: 

Take a moment and reflect on an area of your life where you're not seeing the results you truly want. Is it in your relationships, your career, your health? Now, ask yourself: What belief is driving this? Get curious. What’s the story you’ve been telling yourself that’s keeping you stuck?

Now here’s the dare—choose a new belief. One that serves you. One that aligns with the life you actually want to live. Try on that new belief and act as if it’s already your truth.

The only way to shift your life is to shift your beliefs. So today, I dare you to believe something new. Watch what happens.

 

Time stamped discussion points: 

00:00 The journey of recognizing, investigating, and understanding recurring life patterns 

06:23 How formative experiences created a self limiting, victim mindset 

07:15 The value of introspection and how it revealed beliefs’ role in shaping and driving life experiences.

12:33 The importance of reflecting and evaluating the impact of beliefs. 

15:52 How adopting new beliefs reduced repeated suffering and diversified challenges.

Next Episode Teaser:

In this special and final episode of the Truth Then Dare podcast, Dr. Nandi Shareef is joined by her mother, Reverend Sameerah Shareef, a certified nurse midwife and pastor, to explore the profound theme of choosing joy in the face of adversity. Reverend Sameerah shares her inspiring journey of overcoming life's hardships by grounding herself in joy, faith, and gratitude. This heartfelt conversation highlights the difference between happiness and joy, the importanc