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What does it mean?
Past events do not dictate future outcomes. You can change your trajectory regardless of history.
In plain terms
Your history does not determine your destiny.
What can you take from it?
You can change your future regardless of the past.

Where it applies

  • recovering from failure
  • setting new goals
  • breaking habits

Putting it to work

  • reframing past failures
  • setting new intentions
  • focusing on present actions

Questions to consider

  • What past belief limits your view of the future?
  • How can you redefine your starting point?

Another view

Past patterns can persist if habits are not actively changed.

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