Write Your Own Narrative
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According to Seth Godin, there are two stories in our lives, the one we want the world to tell about us and the one we tell ourselves. The first is an autobiography, one that WE write ourselves with highlights for the world to see long once we are gone. The second is our inner self talk, the dialogue that plays in our head everyday along the way. The latter can be a catalyst for the first if we use it correctly, because in the autobiography nobody is going to see half the work that went into writing that story. Our self talk contains dreams, fears and everything in between, but when used correctly can be an incredibly powerful tool in achieving what we set out to. 

Our autobiography is outward facing, it is what we want the world to see. Accomplishments of all kinds live here. In order for those dreams to come true you have to write them down now, think about what that book looks like and what you’ve written for yourself. These giant hopes and dreams have to start somewhere and oftentimes they begin with the end in mind as opposed to the start. 

The story we tell ourselves can be make or break. This narrative plays over and over in our minds daily, constantly writing and rewriting itself. This self talk can be filled with excuses and fear of what could go wrong or the reasons that you didn’t start, or it can be filled with dreams of shining a bright light on the world. The only thing that matters in pursuit of writing this story is that it be honest. The minute that we can accept what we are truly feeling and feeding ourselves, then we can truly begin to write that story ourselves instead of the other way around. Become the author of your own self-talk this week, and think about how that could affect the story you are writing about yourself years down the road.