A friend of mine told a story a few months ago that has stuck with me in that way that a story does. I keep seeing echoes of it everywhere. I see expressions and examples of the point he was making in the coaching that my clients need, in my own life and mindset, and in the stories I hear from the people around me.

He told a story about a family who came to him and said that another family had a terrible experience at their school. My friend was confused because he knew that family, and while they did experience a specific challenge, the end result of their journey was incredibly happy and content. He went for coffee with the family that he knew and gently asked some questions. “Why did you only tell the negative part of the story?” he said. “The part that created a bad impression for this other family, and why leave out the happy ending, where everything was resolved?”

“I don’t know.” Said his friend, a little sheepishly. “It’s just what came out of my mouth.”

In a world where words create reality for ourselves and the people around us, understanding what part of the story we are choosing to tell is the difference between creation and destruction; connection and alienation.

What you’ll learn in this episode about the story we tell:

• How it is a reflection of our self-concept and the beliefs we have about ourselves
• How it shows what lens we tend to take on circumstances
• How it impacts the health of our relationships, especially when we’re in a rut with someone in our lives
• The impact that the story we tell has on the ideas we’re trying to make real
• How to observe our story with compassion and non-judgment, so that we can actually make the changes we want to see
• Questions we can ask ourselves to make our story lens clear, and to question whether it’s the lens we actually want to have.

Mentioned in this episode

• Anthony Thomas and “A long way from the block”
• Nostalgia for now
• The Bloom Room

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