The fight

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Friday, June 19

In a coaching session with a client yesterday and they said something, a belief, that for some reason caught my attention. I let them finish their thought and went back to the belief I had noticed and asked a question. “Who told you that?”

They had described themselves in a way that limited their influence, impact, potential, confidence, performance. They said it so nonchalantly as if it had been practiced for years - because it had been.

And so when they went to answer the question, they had no answer. “I’m not sure. It’s just what I’ve believed.”

Thoughts practiced over time become beliefs. And beliefs drive actions that reinforce those beliefs, that reinforce that identity.

But you can question your thoughts. You can question your beliefs - especially your self-beliefs. Because if they aren’t true, they are limiting you. They aren’t just incorrect thoughts, they are harmful. Damaging. They don’t take you out in a moment, they slowly chip away at us. It’s years later, if ever, that we wake up and realize something is off. And it’s been that belief, that thought, that went unchallenged.

Pay attention to your thoughts. Pay attention to how you think about yourself. Maybe write them down, put them in the Notes app on your phone, whatever it takes. Something changes when they go from head to paper (or screen). We suddenly become aware of the battle we’ve been ignoring, but the battle we must now fight.

Because you are worth fighting for. Fight for yourself by choosing better thoughts.
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Keep chopping wood. 🪵🪓

-Kevin