"Sometimes all it takes to change a life is to decide which beliefs do not serve you and to literally change your mind about those beliefs"
About this Quote
The intent is practical, almost managerial. “Decide which beliefs do not serve you” reframes thoughts as tools, not sacred truths. That wording is slyly modern: beliefs are evaluated by results, like a habit or a job. It’s a gentle provocation to anyone raised to treat convictions as moral heirlooms. If a belief doesn’t “serve,” you’re allowed to retire it without staging a philosophical trial.
The subtext is even sharper: you are not trapped by your past interpretations. “Literally change your mind” doubles as a pep talk and a rebuttal to fatalism. The adverb “literally” is doing emotional labor here, insisting this isn’t vague positivity but an actionable pivot - a conscious recasting of the inner narrator.
Contextually, the quote fits a postwar-to-present American arc where psychology, therapy language, and self-actualization moved from niche to mainstream. It speaks to a culture that increasingly treats mental frameworks as adjustable settings. Page’s appeal is the promise of agency without grandiosity: life changes don’t always require reinvention, just the courage to stop believing the thoughts that keep you stuck.
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| Topic | Reinvention |
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APA Style (7th ed.)
Page, Joy. (2026, January 17). Sometimes all it takes to change a life is to decide which beliefs do not serve you and to literally change your mind about those beliefs. FixQuotes. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/sometimes-all-it-takes-to-change-a-life-is-to-52508/
Chicago Style
Page, Joy. "Sometimes all it takes to change a life is to decide which beliefs do not serve you and to literally change your mind about those beliefs." FixQuotes. January 17, 2026. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/sometimes-all-it-takes-to-change-a-life-is-to-52508/.
MLA Style (9th ed.)
"Sometimes all it takes to change a life is to decide which beliefs do not serve you and to literally change your mind about those beliefs." FixQuotes, 17 Jan. 2026, https://fixquotes.com/quotes/sometimes-all-it-takes-to-change-a-life-is-to-52508/. Accessed 7 Feb. 2026.








