Figure That Shift Out

Stress exposes the false narrative. After the stress from our hills, or the mental stress from our imagined hills, we learn to rebuild our form. We learn to reframe. We learn to separate who we are from what we do. We learn we are secure regardless of how others treat us. We are not defined by what happens in our mission. We are not defined by our

You don’t have to constantly look backward. Look forward through the windshield. If the pain is obstructing a clear view then grieve it out. Express your sadness. Express your sadness as often as it pops up on your windshield. Learn to be a safe place for yourself.

As you learn your story and pay attention to what’s happening, you’re going to notice a war of voices within yourself. I want you to pay attention to that. I know it sounds weird, but stay with me. You can break it down if you think about it as three competing voices: the voice that pressures you to project, the voice of shame, and the voice of who

If a skilled biographer were to help you analyze the timeline of your life, they could help you gain an awareness of cause-and-effect trigger points you have never noticed before. This is what I want to help you learn to do. This is what I mean by “learn your story.”

You need to understand that you can be kind. You can be kind to yourself. You don’t have to drive yourself. You’re not a taskmaster to yourself. You don’t have to earn that worth, because it comes from your identity.

Most people don’t realize that the false narrative we have bought into—the story we’re living out that’s driving us from a core fear—can be understood if we search within. Every day we are trying to get something from others to meet the insecure need of our identity.

Rather than building habits we enjoy we are using the false energy of fear to hype ourselves into regimented change.

Take one of those hurts and write a letter to someone about it without sending it. Feel it.

Downshifting isn’t just important when we’re driving uphill. The highest performing drivers in the world use downshifting all the time. They downshift to accelerate momentum in sharp turns and to navigate in and out of heavy traffic. They also downshift to save wear and tear on their brakes.