Let’s talk about the stories that you tell yourself in your head. You may think your stories about yourself and your life are harmless, but the truth is that they play a big role in determining your perceived limitations and potential.
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Tell Supportive Stories
- The stories we tell about ourselves are ultra important
- Stories of ourselves shape our identity
- Identity shapes our upper and lower limit boundaries
- How
- Identify unsupportive stories
- Reframe the stories
- Effective storytelling
- 1. Emphasize good, supportive stories
- 2. Speak the truth
- 3. No need to oversell
- 4. Leave room for growth
- 5. Limit the negative
- 6. Accentuate the positive
- 7. Fess up and embrace your humanity
- 8. Don’t identify with failure
- 9. Beware of cultural traps
- 10. Stories should be inspiring and make you feel good about yourself
- We all tell stories about ourselves all the time
- Stories about ourselves are about our identity
- You have control over the stories you tell about yourself
- Reframe the story from a supportive viewpoint
- Not about bending the facts
- It’s about focusing on and highlighting supportive truths
- Craft stories that support your goals
- Take inventory. Spend time and intentionally listen for what stories you are telling about yourself. Rewrite unsupportive stories.
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