I was watching a film recently and it put forth the notion that you have the power to reinvent yourself into the person you want to become. That, if you choose to “think, act, talk and conduct” yourself to be a certain person then eventually you will become that person. I guess its just a fancier way of saying “fake it till you make it”
Having thought about this over the last week I believe that it all comes down to mindset. We have the power within us to choose how to act in our day-to-day lives. However, we often feel like we do not have that choice due to many reasons but mainly fear. That fear may be real, but it often is just perceived.
Our brains are rather powerful entities, but they can also be our worst enemy. Our brain cannot tell the difference between imagination and reality meaning that for example, if we think we are courageous and we think it enough we will start to embody that characteristic. However, the opposite is also true the more we think about things going wrong and that we are not courageous then we come to believe it and live out that life. Each time we choose to not do what we really want to do we become less of the person we want to be. Therefore, we feel less in control and anxiety starts to set in. It can get to the point that, that choice we once had becomes subconscious and our brain just does what it is used to doing.
When I work with clients, we look at this and how they can get that decision making power back. They once again have a choice and regain that sense of control.
Ask yourself this question today “Who do I want to be?” How do you want to think, act, talk and conduct yourself? Remember that you do have the choice to be who you want to be, but sometimes we need a little help to get there. To feel like we do and feel in control once again.