Today’s challenge isn’t an easy one, and it will require a lot of strength to participate. 

When you have an opportunity, I would like for you to have a conversation with yourself in a mirror. Look yourself in the eye and ask yourself what you want; what you wish for, what your goals are, and what map you’ve laid out to get there.

Tell your reflection what you like about yourself, what you hope you receive and achieve, what you’re proud of in yourself, and what accomplishments you’ve made. Tell the past you what you learned from your old experiences, the present you what you wish for and admire in yourself, and the future you where you want to end up. 

Find as many good things as you can, and say it to your reflection. Say it out loud.

Once you’re finished, end it by telling yourself that you are happy. See how many times you can repeat it. See if you feel a difference between saying “you are happy,” and “I am happy.”

As you journey through this discussion, I task you with two things:

1. See how long you can go without breaking eye contact with yourself.
2. Find confidence in the words you say to yourself.

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