Watch out for micro-stories. Micro-stories are those one or two sentence stories we tell ourselves about some aspect of our lives. Most people aren’t even aware they have these micro-stories. They also aren’t aware of how often they share these stories. “I would totally exercise, but I am just too busy.” “I’ve tried everything, it won’t work.” “My boss doesn’t get what I am trying to do here.” Micro-stories have an unequaled power to stop us in our tracks. It might be a correct story, but what if it wasn’t? What would happen if we just stopped telling that story?
First day of the rest of your life or all downhill from here
"Every day is better than the next." I missed it the first time I heard this line in the movie, "There's Something About Mary." This time, I got it. After laughing I realized something. I have spent years of my life on the wrong side of the equation. "Every day is...