Are narratives about yourself a positive?
Some challenges I see with narratives is that they can be limiting, frustrating and at worst misleading.
Some narrative examples
- Good man
- Productive employee
- Smart student
- Trustworthy person
Narratives can be misleading when you think they are the right measurement but they have nothing to do with where life meets the road. I'm really trying to consider the impacts of what i do and don't do .
Good intentions are not enough. We need to be curious about the impacts of our actions/ inactions in order to measure them well and improve ourselves.
Are there any narratives about yourself that you have let go of or adjusted?