The Law of Assumption

If you don’t believe you have a certain level of control over reality, you are wasting your most precious resource - your mind.

Most people lead their lives on autopilot, without realizing they make decisions every second, and those decisions, when stacked, generate a waterfall effect of events that lead them either toward ruin and dissatisfaction or toward victory and fulfillment. 

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You are probably going through a phase where you don’t see a way out of your depressed state, poverty, or abuse. 

Surviving is tough, and you can’t even imagine thriving and satisfaction. I guess that you wander around the Internet searching for a solution that gives you your power back right here and now.

Well, I have good news and bad news. Let’s start with the bad one: you will need to put the work in, with consistency and discipline.

The good news is that this post is your key to finally feeling fulfilled, safe, and happy.

The only way to achieve whatever goal you set is Mind Mastery: change begins within your mind, and once you master it, no obstacle is insurmountable anymore.

From my experience, as a Coach and in my personal life, the first tool in your toolkit to Master Mind your reality is the Law of Assumption.

What is the Law of Assumption?

The Law of Assumption states that your assumptions and beliefs shape your reality.

An assumption is a belief based on little to no proof. Thus, you believe something so much, even without any evidence, that it becomes true to you. The Law takes a psychological concept and gives it even more power. There is a psychological explanation to our actions according to assumptions (Self-fulfilling prophecy), but there are events that adjust to our beliefs and aren’t luck, for reasons we don’t know, but may be linked to Quantum Physics.

The Self-fulfilling prophecy refers to us acting, both consciously and unconsciously, in ways that confirm our beliefs.

The Law of Assumption takes this psychological truth and tells us more about the “unseen” side.

This is my go-to example to explain to anyone (sometimes even remind myself) what the Law really is. In Italy, we believe that Friday 17 is an unlucky day. Imagine you are an Italian and you have this strong belief. You wake up late on Friday, 17, because the alarm didn’t ring. You are late for school or work, and the day has already begun badly.

• The self-fulfilling prophecy tells us you probably, unconsciously, didn’t set the alarm last night, because your brain does all it can to ensure you are right in your beliefs. 

• The Law of Assumption explains that even if you set the alarm yesterday, your mind influenced the reality, and the alarm didn’t ring. The reason is always the same: the need for safety and the self-fulfilling prophecy + a certain level of active influence on what we once believed was a coincidence.

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Belief systems guide our choices.

According to the Oxford Review, 

Belief systems refer to the core principles, values, and ideologies that individuals hold, often shaped by cultural, societal, religious, and personal influences. 

These systems form the lens through which individuals perceive the world, influencing their attitudes, behaviors, and interactions with others. 

It’s clear: you experience life since you were born, and through that experience, you extract a set of rules you live by.

Your belief system is the lens through which you filter reality. 

If you are in a context you dislike, leading an existence you despise, the core you must change is your belief systems regarding everything, from work to health, from relationships to money and spirituality.

You are living your life according to your current system, but you don’t like where you are, so you must produce a new framework of thoughts that will allow you to take a different path and achieve your deepest desires.

Your belief system (the Basis)  → Self-fulfilling prophecy and Law of Assumption  → Your current life

The self-concept 

A major role, in your belief system, is played by the “Self-Concept”.

It's a collection of beliefs about yourself. 

Self-concept dictates what you think you deserve, how worthy you are, your limits, possibilities, skills, etc.

A belief system, in general, regards everything you perceive as true; the Self-concept is the specific lens regarding your internal world. You build it through:

• Past experiences

• Habits

• Trauma

• Choices

• Self-esteem

Clear and simple: you believe you are worthy 100, you act, think, and search for what gives you 100; you believe you are worthy 1000, guess what you do? Your identity determines perception, action, and emotional reactions.

If you are in a circumstance you are not happy with is because of your self-concept. If you are poor, it's because you focus on poverty, you think you are poor, and gonna be poor forever, so you make choices as a poor person.

The trickiest part of having a Self-concept you’re not satisfied with is that the more you act from that (making choices based on those ideas), the more you experience negativity, the more you receive confirmation that that’s your reality, those are the events you deserve, that condition is permanent for you.

What to do now?

It’s now time for you to reprogram your mind and generate new Belief Systems that will lead you towards a fulfilling and happy life.

For this purpose, I’m sharing with you my R.E.W.I.R.E. Framework

R.E.W.I.R.E Framework

• R→ Recognize a pattern:

  • What’s happening right now?

  • What’s triggering you?

  • What thoughts, actions, and emotions led you to this exact moment?

• E→ Express the Assumption: be clear, concise, and sincere in describing the Assumptions that brought you here.

• W→ Worth Assessment: analyze how these assumptions are describing you, the value you believe you have, what you feel you deserve, and what you believe is your worth.

  • Who does this assumption say I am?

  • What version of me is operating right now?

  • What do I think I deserve?

• I→ Install new Assumptions

  • Choose one that implies fulfillment, safety, and joy, not struggle.

  • Rules:

    • Simple

    • Identity-based

    • Believable for the person you are in the “now.”

  • Good formats:

    • “I’m someone who…”

    • “It’s normal for me that…”

    • “People naturally…”

• R→ Release the old story: once you’ve analyzed it and learned more about your past and triggers, drop it.

  • Write the patterns and triggers you’ve identified, since they could resurface for other circumstances, so you have a clear roadmap to take action, but don’t go back to that story anymore: it’s in the past.

• E→ Embody it: acting and regulating as if the new assumption were already normal

  • How would I feel right now if this were true?

  • What would I do differently?