What Is Your Opinion of You?

What Is Your Opinion of You?

Before you read, just know this.  This is not a feel-good, pop psychology “positive thinking” approach.  It will be, I hope, a wake-up call to getting to know ‘self’ better.

If you are like most, you have formed your opinions of yourself based on what others have said about you.

“Oh, you’re the singer of the family.”

“You, why you couldn’t keep a job if it was chained to your neck.”

“You’re the smart one.”

“You’re the dumb one.”

“You’re clumsy.”

“You are so coordinated.”

“You are just like your father.”

“You never take risks.”

And these opinions stick around, because somewhere along the way we started to believe them and embrace them. 

People imagine us in ways that suit them, whether it suits us or not.  And that doesn’t mean you have to listen to their opinions and especially believe their opinions. 

So, this ‘opinion’ you hold of yourself … what is it based on?

What a great question.  And that question demands to be dealt with.

The stories we tell ourselves about ourselves tend to confine us.  They tend to suck us in and lock us down based on whatever narrative we tell, and continue to tell. 

It is a nasty circle, and it can change. 

First – determine what you are not!  Set boundaries.  Stop the chants inside your own head. 

Second – find a way to do some re-framing of your story.  The beginning point for that journey is the old saying – Know Thyself.

And that is the hardest journey you will ever begin. 

You can survive that trip – just buckle down and do the hard work.  Seek professional help if you need it.  And come to grips with who you are NOT and then who you ARE will start to come out of hiding. 

Success to you along the way.

This is my

morning reflection.

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