Do You Know Or Do You Believe?

There is a major difference in saying, "I believe" vs. "I know." Find out what that major, useful difference is in this mini podcast.

Grasshopper Notes are the writings from America's Best Known Hypnotherapist John Morgan. His podcasts contain his most responded to essays and blog posts from the past two decades. 

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Transcript

Do You Know Or Do You Believe?

One of the most informative questions you can ask when someone says, “I know” is: “I’m curious, how do you know?”

If you get an answer like, “I just know,” you instantly know they don’t know. They just told you what they believe.

Many of the things we believe don’t have facts to back them up. Oh, we may have some anecdotal evidence, but not enough to claim “I know.” 

Here’s a suggestion: Substitute “I believe” when you’re about to say, “I know.”

Most of the things we believe are opinions, and when you label what you say as a belief or an opinion, it falls softer on the ears.

Let’s take one of the major beliefs and put it to the test. Which one of these statements is less likely to get your feathers up?

I believe in God.

I know there’s a God.

There is a difference, isn’t there?

This isn’t a message about beliefs; it’s a recommendation on how to use language to make your point without getting the other person’s, as my mother would say, “ass in an uproar.”

A tiny shift from “I know” to “I believe,” especially when you don’t know, makes the communication row easier to hoe.

All the best,

John