There’s power in what we believe.

When we approach situations with certain expectations or prejudices, we bias ourselves toward what we think will happen. Sometimes that has significant influence on what does happen.

We often view such self-fulfilling prophesies as a negative thing. A cautionary tale.

But if our thoughts can influence the unfolding of events — even just a little — then we can use that to our benefit.

It’s the prospect of acting as-if.

When we do that — when we shift into trusting ourselves and believing that the universe will be a collaborator in our best efforts — we give our dreams a chance. We let possibility fill its lungs. We overcome inertia and resistance.

What we expect (good or bad) we will find more often. Not only that, we will tend to draw it to ourselves.