Tina Seelig

And what have you extracted to create that story?

We have created a story about our lives.

And it is our responsibility to actually revisit that story and see if it's helpful.

Because I know, I'm going to guess, Jonathan, that probably this is true for you.

I could tell my story through the lens of all the incredible opportunities I've had, or I could tell that story about all the misfortunes and all the disappointments and all the things that didn't go well.

And we get to choose what story we tell.

And it behooves us to think about the story we tell because sometimes it's really limiting and sometimes it's really empowering.

And those people who tell an empowering story are much more likely to get to where they want to go.

Well, of course, of course.

But there's also the question of, okay, when something unfortunate happened to you, right?

We're talking about fortune and luck.

When something unfortunate happened or you did something that was unlucky, how do you respond, right?

I think, again, we're in this constant dance.

It doesn't mean everything is going to be peachy keen and wonderful.

I mean, there can be an illness.

There can be an economic downturn and you get laid off.

I mean, there are lots of bad things that happen, right?

But the question is, what do you do next?

And if you have a story where you feel empowered, where you have a sense of agency, you are much more likely to find your way out of that bad situation.

Yeah, so there's a sort of a famous story that is at the beginning of my book, What I Wish I Knew When I Was 20.