How Your Expectations Shape Your Performance, Resilience, and Results

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TMU Alumni Relations in partnership with Alumni Learning Consortium (ALC)

Description

Beliefs shape far more than our thoughts — they shape what we notice, how we feel, and what we are capable of doing, especially under pressure. The truth is that most of us unknowingly operate with beliefs that hold us back, even when we have the skills, motivation, and experience to succeed. The gap between where we are and where we want to be is often not a lack of effort, but the expectations running in the background. In this deep-dive webinar, Nir Eyal, author of Beyond Belief, will reveal the latest science behind how beliefs influence attention, emotion, and behavior. Drawing on research from neuroscience, psychology, and behavioral design, he will show participants how to identify limiting beliefs, replace them with empowering ones, and perform at their best — even in moments of uncertainty and stress.

Key Takeaways:

• How beliefs shape what you notice, what you feel, and how you perform—often without your awareness
• The most common limiting beliefs that undermine focus, resilience, and confidence
• A practical framework for reshaping expectations to improve decision-making, motivation, and follow-through
• Tools to apply belief design in work and life to create sustainable personal and professional growth.

About the Author

Nir Eyal writes, consults, and teaches about the intersection of psychology, technology, and human potential. He previously taught at the Stanford Graduate School of Business and the Hasso Plattner Institute of Design at Stanford. He is the author of the international bestsellers Hooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Products and Indistractable: How to Control Your Attention and Choose Your Life, which have sold over 1 million copies in more than 30 languages. As an active angel investor, Nir has backed multi-billion-dollar companies that implement his methodologies, including Canva, Kahoot!, and others. In addition to blogging at NirAndFar.com, his writing has been featured in The New York Times and Harvard Business Review, and he is a regular contributor to Psychology Today.