The story you tell yourself about your life shapes your perception of who you are and what you believe you’re capable of achieving. What story are you telling yourself in your life? Do you focus on your strengths or your weaknesses? Are you caught up in a narrative that is less than empowering?
There’s no doubt that stories are powerful. In fact, the stories you tell yourself change and shape your brain. Dr John Arden in his book, Rewire Your Brain, explains, “The more you describe your ongoing experiences in a particular way, the stronger the neural circuits that represent those thoughts will become. Your narratives can be positive or negative.”
Focusing on limitations
It’s easy to get caught up in negative narratives and to focus on your perceived limitations and weaknesses. Do you fixate on what you haven’t done, what you can’t do and what you feel you should have done in your life? Not only is it easy to get stuck in these perceived limitations, it’s also quite normal.
Dr Russ Harris says in his book .“The normal human mind has a natural tendency to judge and criticise; to find the negative and predict the worst; to tell us scary stories about
