What if the person you are looking for is not someone you need to become, but someone you need to remember?
In this Pause, I explore what changes when we stop treating ourselves like a problem to solve and start meeting ourselves with curiosity again.
Because some of the things we call self-knowledge may actually be old stories we have repeated for so long that they started to feel like truth:
“I’m not disciplined.”
“I always overthink.”
“I’m bad at relationships.”
“This is just who I am.”
But what if those stories are not the whole truth?
What if growth does not always mean becoming more?
What if sometimes it means pausing long enough to remember what has always been there?
In this Pause:
Why growth does not always mean becoming more
How old stories can quietly turn into identity
What changes when you ask, “Is this still true?”
Why curiosity can bring you back to yourself
How to remember one thing that is still true in you
Question for your week:
What have you decided about yourself that deserves another look?
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You’re Amazing.
Jorma Schneider — Coach | 20+ years in corporate
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Timestamps
00:00:00 — You already know. You just forgot.
00:00:30 — The question behind this episode
00:00:55 — Welcome to You’re Amazing
00:01:45 — The story of becoming vs. remembering
00:03:50 — Building on top of yourself vs. building from yourself
00:04:45 — When self-knowledge becomes self-forgetting
00:06:35 — A gentle safety note
00:07:15 — Three invitations: notice, wonder, remember
00:08:45 — The Pause: a guided reflection
00:10:45 — Your question for the week
00:11:20 — You’re Amazing!