Cru’s Letter
I was on a call today with a client who I’ve been working with for the last couple years. She’s 67. She takes daily ice baths, owns a real estate company, and has come such a long way in her journey of developing her mind and self-relationship.
On our call, she told be how despite all of the progress she has made, it still feels like she’s missing something. “It’s as if everyone else has it all figured out, but me… I’m still working for every ounce of progress.”
Over the years, she has mentioned many times how growing up, she always felt like a freak or an outcast and that identity has stuck around even to this day making her feel like she’s not enough.
I reminded her of something…
“You are a storyteller and a more powerful one than you even know. You have shown up time and time again with the discipline and awareness that most people will never have yet you’re still telling yourself into the story that you’re an imposter… and you’re believing it.
You see, every day, you wake up with a pre-loaded story of who you are. Every decision you make from that point is going to be a reference from the story you started with and it’ll continue to reaffirm its truth in most cases.
Think of your identity as a painting. You don’t start with a blank canvas. You start with a million brush strokes that have already been made and now you need to make new ones. Thing is, whatever is already on that canvas will absolutely influence the next strokes you make.”
The beautiful part about talking through this with her was recognizing that the storytelling power that she uses to label herself as an outcast can be used in a different direction.
She can learn to tell a different story (and act it out of course) but it’s going to take work.
Think of that example of the canvas with a million strokes already visible…
It’s gonna be pretty tough to paint a different picture but it’s possible with a strong enough intention. Good news is, she’s already a great painter.
I challenge you to ask yourself what stories you’re telling yourself into. Is there a predetermined plan for you to fail and then be disappointed at yourself for it? Are you telling yourself into fear or unworthiness?
A story is the ultimate method of compelling the human mind and you’re telling one constantly about yourself and the world around you. It might be subconscious right now but once you bring it to the conscious level, you can start to design the exact reality that you’re wishing for.
-Cru
P.S. Check out my recent youtube video about storytelling:
