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#131 – Confirmation Bias Is Keeping You Stuck: Why You Need to Challenge Old Diagnoses, Beliefs & the Algorithm
Episode 1315th May 2025 • Sport Is Life • Ian Hawkins
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Episode Summary: 


In this episode, Ian Hawkins explores confirmation bias—the unconscious tendency to seek out information that supports our existing beliefs—and how it keeps us stuck in unhelpful patterns. Through candid reflections on his own health journey and coaching experiences, Ian explains why being open to new possibilities is crucial to growth. He shares practical tools to challenge limiting beliefs, break free from outdated thinking, and create space for new results—especially in areas you may have written off as unchangeable. 


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Ian Hawkins is dedicated to showing how sports can transform lives. With extensive experience as an athlete, a coach, PE teacher, community volunteer, and manager at Fox Sports, Ian brings a wealth of knowledge to the podcast. His journey began in his backyard, mentored by his older brother, and has since evolved into coaching elite athletes and business leaders. Ian's commitment to sports and personal development is evident in his roles as a performance coach and active community member. Through "Sport Is Life," Ian shares inspiring stories and valuable lessons to help listeners apply sports principles to all areas of life.  


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Do you ever wonder why people get so

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set in their ways and so

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sure that their way is the right way and,

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and even though you can see that the

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solution is something else or the answer

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is something else or another point of

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view is probably better, they just can't

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see it. They refuse to see it. Do you

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ever wonder if maybe you've got a bit of

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that going on yourself? I'm going to talk

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about the psychology of why that happens

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and also what you can do about it

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personally to maybe change some of. Those

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old beliefs are keeping you.

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All new directions that you know you

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want, but maybe at this stage you think

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is a bit out of your reach.

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I'm Ian Hawkins and this is Sporty's

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life. The purpose of sport, as I

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see it, is to see your vision become a

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reality, find your voice, create

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strong connections and learn to trust

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your body.

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You've taken the time to listen to this

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whole episode. Now it's time to take

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action. Commit to one thing you've

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learned today and make it happen. And to

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avoid any obstructions, join the Sporty's

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Life movement by clicking on the link in

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the show notes.

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