I once heard a phrase in the movie Tijuana Jackson: Purpose Over Prison that stuck with me:
“What you see is what you saw.”
At first, I laughed and even hummed that viral TikTok tune, “I see, I saw.” I didn’t think much of it… until later that evening when the movie, which started off a little dull, began to make surprising sense.
I found myself thinking deeply about Tijuana’s boldness, his unshakable confidence even when everything seemed to be against him. The crazy part? That confidence rubbed off on me. I carried it through the day, talking, thinking, and walking with so much certainty. The only difference? Unlike Tijuana, life wasn’t coming at me hard. And that’s when it hit me.
What You Feed Your Mind Becomes Your Reality
Have you ever noticed how you feel like you can conquer the world after listening to a powerful motivational speaker? Or how your faith feels stronger after reading an uplifting Bible verse? Or how you start believing in love again after watching a good romantic movie?
These shifts don’t happen randomly. They happen because of what you’re feeding your mind.
You are always becoming what you consistently see, hear, and focus on.
You Are a Product of What You See
Ever seen a sleek Lexus on the road and suddenly start seeing that exact car everywhere?
It’s not that the car suddenly became more popular overnight. No one imported hundreds of new Lexuses just because you noticed one. What changed was your focus.
You saw it once, paid attention to it, and your brain locked it in. Now, it’s everywhere or so it seems. That’s the power of your mind at work.
Your Thoughts Follow Your Focus
So, let me ask: Have you ever sat down to think about the things you think about?
Have you ever questioned where your thoughts come from?
Have you realized that you can actually influence your thoughts by choosing what you expose yourself to? Here’s the logic:
What you see → shapes what you think
What you think → influences how you feel
How you feel → determines how you act
Your reality is built from the inside out. And it all begins with what you allow yourself to see.
Choose What You See Carefully
You don’t have to be in a physical prison to feel trapped, sometimes, your mind is the cell.
And often, the thoughts that trap us come from what we see every day.
So ask yourself:
- What kind of books do I read?
- What kind of movies do I watch?
- Do I follow accounts that inspire me or ones that make me feel less than enough?
- What environments am I constantly in?
The things you see either reinforce the thoughts you already have or plant new seeds in your mind, for better or worse.
Challenge the Stories You Tell Yourself
“The only thing keeping you from getting what you want is the story you keep telling yourself.” – Tony Robbins
That story you keep repeating in your head? It probably came from something you once saw or believed, maybe even subconsciously. If you’ve convinced yourself that your dreams are too big, or that you don’t deserve the life you want, pause. Ask yourself: Where did that story come from?
Because the moment you see a challenge as too big… Or see yourself as unworthy of success… You’ve already lost — not in reality, but in your belief system.
Create the Life You Want by Changing What You See
What you see and how you see it matter.
It shapes your thoughts, your mood, your actions, and ultimately, your entire life.
This is why you must intentionally choose what you feed your mind with every single day.
Want a different reality? Start placing new visions in front of your eyes. Because the truth is simple:
You become what you consistently see. And unless you rewrite your beliefs, it’s hard to rewrite your reality.
Recommended resources – Unfu*k Yourself: Get Out of Your Head and into Your Life
With love,
Opeyemi.
