The Stories You Tell Yourself Are Keeping You Trapped
The most dangerous lies are the ones we tell ourselves.
Dear unlearners,
I have been thinking a lot about this. All the lies I have been telling myself over the years and why I do it. This is a bit of a self-reflection.
We all run on stories. About who we are, what we're capable of, what's possible.
They feel harmless. Even motivating.
Most of those stories aren't true. Worse, they're excuses.
"I'm not good with money."
"I've always been shy."
"That's just who I am."
These stories don't describe reality. They preserve it.
Stories are comfortable cages. They explain away failure before it happens. They keep you small so you never risk proving them wrong.
The shy kid never has to face rejection.
The "bad with money" person never has to learn budgeting.
The person who "isn't creative" never has to make bad art on the way to good art.
Your story protects you from disappointment by preventing you from trying.
You don't need better stories. You need fewer.
You need experiments. Action. Data.
Do something before you explain it to yourself.
Start the business before you decide you're "not entrepreneurial."
Ask someone out before you confirm you're "bad at dating."
Apply for the job before you prove you're "not qualified."
Let reality write the story, not your fear.
Stop telling yourself the same old story.
That voice in your head isn't wisdom.
It's what's keeping you stuck.
Until next time,
Cammi
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