![]() ![]() You can probably guess how this story ends. I glanced at the speaker beside the clock to make sure the ringing in my ears wasn’t the school bell. That’s when he dropped the bomb: “I just don’t think you have what it takes.” He turned the page to reveal more of my carefully chosen words scratched out and discarded. The stink of red ink sat heavy in the air as he walked me through his edits on yet another one of my “C-” (or “below average”) papers. When I was in high school, my English teacher told me that I’d never make it as a writer. Install new stories. Start telling yourself these stories at key and critical moments until they become your automatic thoughts.For every story that you have about why you can’t do something, there’s another story you can tell yourself about why you can. You can’t move forward and choose a different story without first taking this step. ![]() ![]() Where are your stories coming from? Are they even true? Identify where the stories you tell yourself originate. When you hear yourself say things, “I can’t do that,” “I’m too young,” or “I don’t have enough experience,” it’s a sign that there may be a harmful story buried at the root of that belief. She shares tips on how we can stop focusing on the negative stories, reframe our thinking, and actively identify and choose the stories that will help us move forward. In this interview, Kindra Hall, author of Choose Your Story, Change Your Life, explains “self-stories” - the automatic thoughts that influence how you perceive the world. ![]()
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