13 Feb Choose Your Story, Change Your Life: Silence Your Inner Critic and Rewrite Your Life from the Inside Out
There’s no doubt this is easier said than done.
But there’s also no doubt that doing this is possible.
What’s this?
I’m referring to the psychological strategy (or strategies) of being mindful of your inner dialogue or self talk, learning how to assess the utility of these cognitions or thoughts AND ultimately, changing those that aren’t helpful and replacing them with more helpful ones.
This is the essence of CBT or Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, contemporary psychology’s most efficacious approach ….
via the Next Big Idea Club by Kindra Hall
Kindra Hall is a highly sought-after keynote speaker, a storytelling expert, and the bestselling author of Stories That Stick. She is President and Chief Storytelling Officer at Stellar Collective, a communications consulting firm, and a contributing editor for Success magazine. Her clients have included Facebook, Hilton Hotels, Tyson Foods, and Harvard Medical School.
Below, Kindra shares 5 key insights from her new book, Choose Your Story, Change Your Life: Silence Your Inner Critic and Rewrite Your Life from the Inside Out. Listen to the audio version—read by Kindra herself—in the Next Big Idea App.
1. You are the world’s most prolific storyteller.
You may not realize this, but you are telling yourself a story right now. In fact, we are all wired to tell stories. Our ancient ancestors used stories to create meaning in their lives and prepare a legacy that they reinforced each day.
The stories you tell yourself are who you become. We all have an inner storyteller—you may think of it as your inner critic or simply self-talk, but our inner storyteller is as unique as our fingerprint.
These self-stories are so ingrained in our daily routine that we don’t even notice them. It is a habit and, like all habits, they can be good or bad. I call these “invisible stories” because they are on the edge of your peripheral consciousness, where you don’t really see them anymore. You only catch glimpses of these stories from time to time.
Each of these stories is serving an important purpose, and that is to protect you. The stories we tell ourselves make sure that the actions we take (or don’t take) keep us safe. They provide security in the places where we are most vulnerable. Therefore, your stories are also keeping you stuck. The security of a job you don’t like or a relationship that is no longer serving you feels safer than risking another path—or telling a different story.
“The stories you tell yourself are who you become.”
… keep reading the full & original article HERE