Default Settings — Are You Living on Autopilot? (L1)
Default Belief Audit
A simple journaling or thinking exercise to surface the scripts you’re running.
Step 1: Choose one belief you act on regularly — about success, love, safety, or identity.
Step 2: Ask:
- Where did this come from?
- What was the context back then?
- Is it still relevant today?
Step 3: Complete this sentence:
“I used to believe ___ because ___. Now, I choose to believe ___.”
🟢 You don’t need to fight old beliefs. Just notice them — and gently update what no longer serves you.x`x`
Land it Well
Opening Hook
You didn’t choose everything you believe.
But you’re living like you did.
The Big Shift
Many of the decisions we call “ours” are actually echoes — of parents, teachers, society, even Instagram. They started shaping your choices before you knew you were making them.
And when you don’t pause to question them, they become your default settings — silent, automatic, and powerful.
Explain and Expand
Core Idea / Explanation
Imagine setting up a new phone. It works perfectly — but only because someone else decided the brightness, ringtone, and language. That’s how defaults work.
Now imagine never changing those settings — even when they don’t suit you.
That’s how life works for most people.
We grow up absorbing beliefs like:
- Success = a stable job
- Questioning elders is disrespectful
- Risk is dangerous
- Failure means shame
No one said these things outright. They were implied — through reactions, rewards, warnings.
You didn’t choose these.
But if you don’t question them, they choose for you.
And that’s the silent cost of autopilot living:
You start optimizing your life for beliefs that might not be yours.
Zoom Out
Default settings are useful — until they aren’t.
They helped you survive. Now it’s time to grow.
And growth starts with one quiet moment of clarity:
“This belief got me here. But is it taking me where I want to go next?”
You don’t have to burn everything down. Just begin editing the script.
Make Personal
Run a Belief Diagnostic
Pick one of these areas: Career. Money. Relationships. Risk. Identity.
Now ask:
- What do I believe about this?
- Where did that belief come from?
- Does it still fit who I’m becoming?
Example:
“I believe I should never leave a secure job.”
Why? “Because my dad lost his business once, and we struggled.”
Do I still agree? “Maybe not. I want to grow — not just survive.”
This isn't about judging your past — it's about freeing your future.
Recap Box
Key Insight: Many beliefs we live by weren’t chosen — they were inherited.
Tool: Default Belief Audit — a self-check to help you examine and revise life scripts.
Why it matters: Awareness creates space. And in that space, new possibilities are born.
Encouraging Close
Your story isn’t written in stone — it’s written in choices.
The defaults you leave unquestioned will shape your path.
But the ones you examine?
They give you back the pen.