How are you writing your life story?
The story you tell yourself defines your trajectory in life. As you read this article, you are creating a new story and guess who is the main character. You are the most important person in that story. You have the power to choose what the main character does or doesn’t do. Everyday we get to write a fraction of that story on a fresh sheet of paper. Every good story has highs and lows like a rollercoaster. It’s more fun to enjoy the journey than getting to the end of the ride. Learning about this concept of life as a story has been insightful in creating a life that gives me fulfilment and purpose. It has helped me to cast a clear vision and write successive chapters of my story.
How old stories shape your future?
We often draw from our experience to make new decisions. We use the past as reference point to think about the present and future. Experience is valuable as it prevents us from making the same mistakes again. However, not all stories from our past are useful.
In fact, we may cultivate stories that used to be helpful but are now holding us back from achieving our potential. These stories reinforce the assumption and perception we have about ourselves from a very early age in childhood. In other words, some old stories fuel limiting beliefs that trigger thoughts like “I am not good enough,” or “I have failed before, so I will fail again.”
Letting go of an old story
Limiting beliefs are in the way of achieving your potential. You can continue to give power to these limiting beliefs and stagnate or you can change the story. When you recognise and overcome these limiting beliefs, you unlock your full potential.
Everyone cultivates stories that are not serving them. You can replace an old story with a more supportive story that will serve you. I’d like to invite you to ask yourself:
Am I ready to let go of my old story?
