The Power of Belief: The Rosenthal Effect

What if I told you that my expectations of you could actually change your IQ?

This is the Rosenthal effect. In 1968, we told teachers that certain students

were late bloomers destined for a massive intellectual surge. But here is the secret:

those students were chosen completely at random. There was no difference at all.

The teachers believed in them, and so, they treated them differently.

By the end of the year, their IQs actually soared. Your belief in

someone is a self-fulfilling prophecy. When you expect greatness, you create the

space for it to happen.