Change your story, change your life.

By
Mike Fio
March 19, 2025
1 min read

Here’s an embarrassing secret... What you're about to read is a 1000% untouched journal entry of mine from last week:

I’m a loser. I’m a fat f*ck. And my business is failing.

Brutal, right?

But if you’ve ever been in a slump, you know how easy it is to let your thoughts spiral into a pit of self-hatred.

Here’s the thing—I don’t even believe that story.

It’s just the one my brain latched onto in a moment of weakness.

And the problem? The more you repeat a story, the more it becomes your identity.

So I rewrote it. Same life, different lens:

I'm a winner because I won the lottery of life. I'm fit as f*ck, and only getting fitter by the day. I've built a successful business before, and I'm in the process of doing it again."

Same person. Same reality. Just a better narrative.

The words you tell yourself matter. They shape how you show up.If you’re stuck in a cycle of negative self-talk, try this:

  1. Write down the sh*t-talking version of your story. Be brutally honest.
  2. Flip it. Reframe each negative statement into something empowering but still true.
  3. Repeat the new story until it sticks.

Your mind will believe whatever you tell it.

— Mike

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