Career Revisionist with Dr. Grace Lee

Attract Bigger Opportunities Without Working Harder

Dec 22, 2025
Explore how your mindset directly impacts the opportunities available to you. Discover the concepts of mental catabolism and anabolism—breaking old beliefs to release energy, and then using that energy to expand your identity. Shift from a scarcity mentality to a focus on growth and value creation. Learn to discern risks rather than avoid them and foster relationships that elevate rather than extract. Elevate your potential by cultivating a mindset ready to attract bigger opportunities!
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INSIGHT

Mind Determines Opportunity Size

  • You cannot receive an opportunity your mind isn't structured to metabolize.
  • The size of opportunity depends on the size of the mind that can catabolize and anabolize old patterns.
INSIGHT

Mental Metabolism: Catabolism + Anabolism

  • Mental metabolism pairs catabolism (breaking down old patterns) with anabolism (building larger identity).
  • Releasing energy from outdated beliefs fuels construction of a bigger psychological structure.
ADVICE

Shift From Fear To Possibility

  • Calibrate your brain toward possibility instead of fear by noticing survival-based patterns.
  • Ask what value an investment could create rather than what you might lose to escape paralysis.
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