Continuing my discussion with my younger self…
I’ve recently watched the Arnold documentary and listened to Dice Clay on a Joe Rogan podcast. Regardless of personal feelings about them, they are shining examples of one important thing I’d tell my younger self:
You are who you tell yourself you are.
That guy looking back at my 20-year-old self in the mirror had no idea how much power he had and how manipulating he could be (or maybe he did?).
You can’t do that.
You’re not good enough.
You aren’t smart enough.
Nobody cares what you say.
I told myself this story every day. Over and over again.
It’s true that not everybody will like you, think you are pretty, resonate with your message, or think your idea is good. Your audience is not everybody.
You will have to get better, do the work, and continue to improve. And you will have to find your voice and let it out. But who do you want to be? Keep telling yourself that’s who you are.
Wherever you go, you take yourself with you. Make sure that person is telling you the right story.
