How to Dramatically Improve the Quality of Your Life by Creating Positive Stories About Yourself
You’re always making up stories in your head, but do you know there’s a way to create stories that greatly enhance your health, wealth, and happiness?
You’re always making up stories in your head, but do you know there’s a way to create stories that greatly enhance your health, wealth, and happiness?
You write stories about what your life would be like ‘if only’ all the time. You may fantasise about what you would do if you were to win the lottery. Or you might dream of your life if you were in a romantic relationship with someone special. Such stories are often a form of escapism. But these positive outcome stories are valuable because they serve to enliven you, and they enable you to escape from realities that cause you stress and anxiety.
Of course, you also tell yourself negative outcome stories that have less happy outcomes. When you feel anxious, you may tell yourself stories with ‘what if’ outcomes. And sometimes, your negative stories can make you even more anxious.
The vital point to notice about your stories is that there are two common features of both your positive and negative stories. First, you…