Each of us has an internal narrative constantly chattering about who we are.
But what we don't always realize is that internal narrative influences how we behave.
If you tell yourself the story that, "Overeating makes me feel happy," that story might be a stand-in for the real story—"I'm unhappy with different aspects of my life and overeating gives me a small dose of pleasure."
Until you realize this, you'll continue to overeat and live on greasy fast food multiple times each week.
(I know this because it's a story I'm trying to rewrite myself).
If you tell yourself a story that says, "I'm not skilled at sales or business," you might never realize your unresolved dream of starting your own venture and working for yourself.
The first step to overcoming many of our chronic issues is to start telling ourselves a different story.
Changing what you do starts by changing your identity—who you believe yourself to be.
Change the story, change the person.
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