My NEW Story!!!

We tell ourselves all sorts of things. Some of them are true. Some are not. Some are true and empowering. Some are not. This is an idea I got from Michael Hyatt. You can read about it here: 
http://michaelhyatt.com/change-your-story-change-your-life.html

It's a simple idea. If we want a different future, we need to change the story or thoughts that are running through our minds.

What is my inner voice saying?

• You don't have enough knowledge and for sure no wisdom
• You need to know more before anyone will trust you, a lot more
• No one will listen to you
• It's going to be way too hard
• You're too tired (now this one is definitely true)
• It won't work, nothing else has
• It's not even working now
• You need to learn more, a lot more
• You don't make enough and will always be stuck right here
• You will never get ahead
• You work too hard for too little
• Are you even sure this was the right decision?

That story is not empowering. (Notice how some of the words are absolute.)

My NEW story!

• I am taking care of my family. They have food to eat and have clothes on their backs. (Well, my kids do most of the time.)
• I work very hard but things are working out.
• We will be out of debt next spring!
• I will get this bigger.
• This is the right place.
• Our bills are always paid on time.
• I will not quit.
• I don't know a lot, but I can learn and love to learn.
• I can wait for the future, because then I can plan now exactly how it will be, and it will be so much better because I planned it that way.

Isn't it amazing how changing the script that is in our minds can change everything?

What is the story in your head? What should you change? Let's encourage each other!