What Stories Are You Living?
Gods in Everyman: Archetypes That Shape Men's Lives
This is important because the stories people tell about their lives—and the meanings they draw from them—often end up operating as self-fulfilling prophecies.
David B Drake • Narrative Coaching: The Definitive Guide to Bringing New Stories to Life
Tell the right stories about yourself.
One of the more underrated insights you can get from reading self-help books is that the story you tell yourself about yourself matters. If you tell yourself you’re very energetic person, that feeling tired is temporary, and you keep this belief going,
you actually become more energetic
. If you tell yourself ... See more
One of the more underrated insights you can get from reading self-help books is that the story you tell yourself about yourself matters. If you tell yourself you’re very energetic person, that feeling tired is temporary, and you keep this belief going,
you actually become more energetic
. If you tell yourself ... See more
Nabeel S. Qureshi • Tips for Productivity, Thinking, and Doing
As nations and as individuals, we are the product of the stories we tell ourselves about our origins, our childhood, our life, and our close brushes with death. For example, for a long time, Christians believed that the story of Creation as told in the Bible was the only available explanation of how humans came to appear on the Earth. Then scientis
... See moreAlberto Villoldo • Power Up Your Brain
When we read the stories of our people, we need to realize it’s not just a historic retelling—these stories are perpetually played out within ourselves.