The Placebo Effect
Mon Feb 02 2026
Placebo effect isn’t just medicine—it’s your mindset for entrepreneurs. Learn practical belief rewiring to close the knowing–doing gap and get better results in business and life.
In this Inner Blueprint episode, Shawn Fuerer and Kaitlin Fuerer unpack the placebo effect meaning, the Pygmalion effect (belief in others), real-world studies, and usable tools: affirmations that stick, habit frameworks, and how leadership beliefs shift team performance.
Try this today: write one new belief, read it daily, act “as if” for a week, and track outcomes. Want more performance psychology for home-improvement owners and leaders?
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00:00 The Inner Blueprint intro & promise
01:00 What the placebo effect really means
03:05 Studies, stories & the nocebo trap
06:45 Belief rewiring: affirmations & habits
10:30 Pygmalion effect: leading with belief
14:30 Knowing–doing gap in business and life
18:20 Action plan: write, act “as if”, track To learn more about everything we have going on, Check our website and
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Placebo effect isn’t just medicine—it’s your mindset for entrepreneurs. Learn practical belief rewiring to close the knowing–doing gap and get better results in business and life. In this Inner Blueprint episode, Shawn Fuerer and Kaitlin Fuerer unpack the placebo effect meaning, the Pygmalion effect (belief in others), real-world studies, and usable tools: affirmations that stick, habit frameworks, and how leadership beliefs shift team performance. Try this today: write one new belief, read it daily, act “as if” for a week, and track outcomes. Want more performance psychology for home-improvement owners and leaders? Like, comment, and subscribe for weekly mindset tools. 00:00 The Inner Blueprint intro & promise 01:00 What the placebo effect really means 03:05 Studies, stories & the nocebo trap 06:45 Belief rewiring: affirmations & habits 10:30 Pygmalion effect: leading with belief 14:30 Knowing–doing gap in business and life 18:20 Action plan: write, act “as if”, track To learn more about everything we have going on, Check our website and social media below Shawnfeurer.com https://www.instagram.com/shawnfeurer/ https://www.facebook.com/ShawnF360 https://www.tiktok.com/@shawnfeurer https://www.youtube.com/@ShawnFeurer