Takeaways:

1- The ways we define ourselves matter. The good news: You can always rewrite and revise those definitions.

2- Kind self-talk can boost our mood and self-esteem, while negative self-talk can damage our motivation or ability to take action.

3- Identifying what words you use to describe yourself, and what words you’d like to incorporate into your self-narrative, is a powerful way to rewrite your story.

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Mantra: I write my own story.

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