A lot of people create their belief about who they are early on and hold on to this identity dearly because it provides a sense of predictability and certainty for everybody involved. However, neuroscience has shown that your brain has an amazing plasticity that allows you to learn new things and change as long as you live. This includes your beliefs about yourself.

Your self-esteem is a collection of beliefs about your value, and is in many ways more fiction than fact. If you do your best you are good enough, stating anything else is defying gravity. You were born being enough, and your life is a process of finding out how much more enoughness you can develop on the way. This is why it is best to compare your progress with your earlier self and using the enoughness of others for inspiration.

The past you, the future you and the present you are the same team, Team You. Be the support you need. Find the best ways you can collaborate on this adventure.

Take full responsibility for you, by holding yourself accountable in a positive way for everything you do. Instead of regretting a mistake, find out what you need to do differently and do that.

Who you are is a story told by many, including yourself. Feeling good about yourself relies on defining yourself as a work of art in progress rather than an outcome. Find a balance between feeling great about what you already are and being able to improve. You are always enough and evolving.

From Unpack Your Existence