I was talking to a friend this morning who shared a fun experiment she did with her son.
The experiment was inspired by the many conversations we have had about mindset.
You see, our brain blocks out 98% of what we actually see.
And only shows us what we “tell it” to show us.
How do we tell our brains what we want to see?
→ Our thoughts.
→ Our beliefs.
→ Our expectations.
What you focus your mental energy on is what you are telling your brain is important.
And like the perfect machine that it is…
It will filter for ONLY what you are focusing on.
And this isn’t woo woo fluff stuff.
It’s actually proven by science.
Essentially, we humans don’t have the capacity to take in everything that we experience.
So our brain only shows us the sliver that we can handle.
And that filtering process starts with your stories, beliefs, and expectations.
So the experiment my friend ran with her son was that they decided they were going to see blue cars yesterday.
And guess what?
All of a sudden, they started seeing blue cars everywhere!
About an hour after that conversation, I went to walk my husky, Crixus.
Same route we always take.
Nothing new.
And in the last 10 minutes of the walk, I noticed this…
YES, a blue car!
There was a crazy snow storm a couple of weeks ago.
And I can tell that this car has not moved since the storm cause it’s still has a cocoon of now frozen snow around it.
Which also means that every single time I have walked past this car with Crixus in the last two weeks…
I didn’t notice it.
I saw it – but my brain didn’t filter it as important. Therefore I wasn’t aware that I saw it.
But after the conversation about blue cars earlier today, all of a sudden I didn’t just see the car with my eyes; I became consciously aware of it.
My brain filtered it as important now, so I was able to truly see it.
Understanding this concept could be the difference between you wanting to build wealth, freedom and options this year and you actually doing it.
The truth is reality isn’t real…
We don’t see things as they are.
We see things as we are.
So if you move into 2026 with the same beliefs and thoughts that kept you stuck in 2025, 2024, 2023, and earlier years…
Well…
Just like I didn’t “see” the blue car, you also aren’t going to see the opportunities that may be right in front of you right now.
The first step to a 2026 with more freedom, options, and control over your money doesn’t mean working harder, learning more, or saving more…
It starts with first making a decision to:
→ Change your negative thoughts.
→ Change your defeatist stories.
→ Change your beliefs that good things don’t come easily to you.
Because getting the year you want doesn’t just come from simply doing different things.
It starts with being the person who actually sees the opportunities…
And that starts with giving your brain permission to filter for abundance, possibility, and prosperity.
