

How to Reflect on Your Year Through the Power of Story
8 snips Dec 13, 2022
Explore the transformative power of personal storytelling and how it shapes our reflections on the past year. Discover strategies to redefine challenges into heroic narratives that foster growth and empowerment. The discussion encourages mindfulness and intentionality, inviting listeners to evaluate their own journeys and set meaningful goals for the future.
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Stories Shape Perception And Behavior
- Humans are meaning-making creatures who build narratives to make sense of experience.
- Those stories shape perception and unconsciously drive behavior and choices.
Negative Narratives Become Self-Fulfilling
- Inner stories prime us to seek confirming evidence and can create self-fulfilling outcomes.
- Small incidents can snowball into a negative narrative that changes our day and decisions.
Align Your Private Story With Public Narrative
- Before setting goals, clarify the story you're bringing into the new year.
- Explicitly compare your private narrative to the public narrative to avoid misalignment.