Episode 2

Do You Listen to Your Own Stories?

You're standing at the bedroom mirror, toothbrush in hand.

You promise yourself this time will be different.
And then another voice: haven't you said that before?

In this episode I share the story I told myself for years: that I was a "professional quitter".
And how a story like that keeps proving itself true, until you start collecting different evidence.


In this episode

  • Why we act from our identity, not from our goals
  • The stories that sound like facts: "I always give up", "I never have time for myself"
  • How I stopped being the professional quitter
  • Why small daily wins are lines in a new story

Walkthrough

00:00The mirror, and a promise you've made before
00:31The voice that keeps receipts
01:21It's not discipline. It's the stories you tell yourself
02:00We act from who we believe we are
03:20The professional quitter
04:46Finishing this episode, and losing my favorite excuse
05:35Your brain can't tell what happened from what you tell it
06:17Small actions as evidence for a new story
08:18This week's experiment
10:46You are still writing your story

Worth keeping
"The story isn't carved in stone.
You are still writing it."
This week's invitation

Write down one story about yourself you're ready to retire.
Then write the first sentence of your new story, something you can just barely believe.
Keep it close and whisper it to yourself tomorrow morning.

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