Who’s Writing Your Story?

If it’s Not You, Your Life Probably Isn’t Fulfilling

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I’ve been doing a lot of reflecting lately. I’m trying to build out my startup, my coaching business, and my course, and things aren’t going as smoothly as I’ve hoped. I’m making progress, but not at the rate I want.

As I’ve reflected on my journey so far, there has been one idea that keeps coming up over and over. It’s all about the story.

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If you aren’t trying to become a writer and you aren’t trying to start a company, are you thinking about your story? I never did until I started writing. Over the first few months, as I started telling my story to the internet, I realized that I wasn’t the one writing my story. I was simply reacting to the world around me. I was letting others write my story while I played a bit part.

And that’s when I realized something. I needed to take control of my story. And that’s what I did. I started by trying to write my story within my employer. That didn’t work and I…