Zero to 1: How Stories Shape the Meaning of Your Life
5 INSIGHTS
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Our stories reveal what's important to us, how we move in the world, who and what we are, and our attitude in life.
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Our stories contain our values, beliefs, our identity, and assumptions about the world.
III.
Are we in survival mode?
IV.
Do we tell stories that are empowering or ones that make us feel guilty? Do we blame and project fear, or are we in a state of joy?
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How you feel, day in and day out, is the embodiment of your thoughts, beliefs, and the meaning you give to your world.
This is your reality.
5 Quotes
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"Your beliefs become your thoughts, your thoughts become your words, your words become your actions, your actions become your habits, your habits become your values, your values become your destiny."
Mahatma Gandhi
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"The stories we tell ourselves about who we are determine the type of person we become."
Richard Rohr
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"The way we tell our life stories shapes how we understand our whole lives—the events, the other characters, the values and beliefs at stake, and especially the character we ourselves become."
Dan P. McAdams
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"We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful about what we pretend to be."
Kurt Vonnegut
V.
"In the end, we'll all become stories. Make yours worth telling."
Margaret Atwood
1 Question
Think of a story you tell about yourself that has been consistent throughout your life. How does this story make you feel? What does it reveal about the part of you that believes this story?