How to Dispel Truths about Yourself

Belief is such a powerful tool. It’s the difference between perception and reality. We all have this running script in our heads about who we are or what we are capable of. Thoughts like, “I’m just a shy person” or even “I have ______” – but are they really true? I spent much of my adolescence believing I had an undesirable body because other people said so. But did I really not like my body? No. In fact, there were things I loved about it, but because I started to believe the negative, it became my truth.

Four years later, I have finally begun to trust my own truth again. Today, I want to challenge you to rewrite your story by practicing the elimination of negative thoughts and false truths.

CHANGING YOUR TRUTH

Step One: Write down any negative "truths" or "beliefs" you have about yourself.
For example: “I am not skillful or good enough to excel at work.”

Step Two: Flip the statement.
For example: “I feel that I am not good enough to excel at work because of my lacking skillset.”

Step Three: Ask, “Is it true?” and “How can I change it?”
This is the step where transformation happens. By flipping the statement, you can see the core of what’s holding you back. And by asking yourself if it’s true, you allow space for the possibility of change.

Before even reaching the last step, writing down your thoughts on paper and really analyzing how you came to the conclusion you did can be incredibly insightful. It will help you realize that there’s more to the story than what you’ve been telling yourself—and that change is not only possible, but it’s within your reach.

A special mention for the “Rewriting Your Self-Contracts” workshop with Melissa Renzi at Room to Breathe—a combined yoga and integrative psychotherapy practice in the Chicago area. This was one of the tools I was given to help me live more authentically and move through the world in my own truth.

If I can do it, so can you! Try rewriting your story today.