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What does it mean?
Interpretations of events shape our identity more than the events themselves.
In plain terms
How you interpret your life shapes who you are.
What can you take from it?
Meaning shapes reality and identity.

Where it applies

  • processing trauma
  • reframing failure
  • personal growth

Putting it to work

  • reframe negative events
  • choose empowering meanings
  • question assumptions

Questions to consider

  • How do you interpret your current challenges?
  • What meaning are you attaching to events?

Another view

Some events have objective impacts regardless of interpretation.

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