Once people learned how to believe in something, that skill started spilling over to other parts of their lives, until they started believing they could change. Belief was the ingredient that made a reworked habit loop into a permanent behavior.

Charles Duhigg
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To believe in something is to accept that it exists and that it is real. To believe in something is to have faith in that something. A belief can be true or false, but it must be taken seriously. Beliefs are the key to change.

They provide the fuel for change, because they give people a sense of hope and possibility. If someone believes they can change, then they will be motivated to try.

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