over	time	can	give	us	a	sense	of	ourselves	that	is	entirely	false.	We	are	so
accustomed	to	our	story	that	we	don’t	challenge	it	or	recognize	the	ways
it	blocks	our	growth.	Your	story	can	be	changed.
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Rewrite	your	story	so	it	can	support	who	you	truly	want	to	be.
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In	this	process,	consider	which	ideals/values	you	care	about	and	want
to	cultivate.
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Write	about	what	your	best	life	would	look	like	and	also	how	you
would	feel	on	the	inside	if	you	were	actually	living	this	life.
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Write	specific,	doable,	action	items	that	will	move	you	toward	living
this	life	starting	now,	today.
Do
	
the	Scary	Thing
For	many	of	us,	it’s	tempting	to	think	the	only	way	to	emotional	freedom	is	to
eliminate	our	anxiety	entirely.	But	as	we’ve	seen,	total	anxiety	elimination	is
self-defeating	because	of	anxiety’s	many	benefits	and,	of	course,	because	it	is
an	impossible	task.	Feeling	anxious	from	time	to	time	is	something	to	accept,
not	struggle	against.
Accepting	you’re	going	to	feel	anxious	at	times—sometimes	quite
anxious—frees	up	psychic	space	that	was	occupied	by	willing	anxiety	away.