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MY BELIEF WINDOW

You possess a Belief Window. Can you see it?

Can you touch it? No, but it is part of you.

It hangs right in front of your face.

When you move, it moves with you.

This Belief Window controls how you see the world because you see everything through it. When you establish a personal belief, you write it on your Belief Window.

Just because you write it, however, does not make it true. Over time you accumulate thousands of beliefs on your Belief Window. Some beliefs are true, some are not. Some are rational, some are not. But what they all do is meet a need you have. You need to define the world around you, and your Belief Window helps you do just that.

You might think all dentists like to inflict pain. You might think white cars are easier to keep clean. You might think fountain drinks are better than canned. We all have beliefs. And we all collect them on our Belief Window.

What beliefs about retirement are on your Belief Window?

•Unemployed people are lazy

•Personal value only comes through hard work

•Important people have important titles

•If I’m busy, I’m important

How do my beliefs control the way I see retirement?

“There is a fountain of youth: it is your mind, your talents, the creativity you bring to your life and the lives of people you love. When you learn to tap this source, you will truly have defeated age.”

—Sophia Loren