identity belief change

Come and Play for a Change: The Power of Lightness in Deep Work

Sometimes the most serious issues in our lives don’t need more heaviness — they need curiosity, lightness, and a willingness to play. That’s what this FMQ was all about. An invitation. A gentle nudge. A seed planted.

One of the most destructive beliefs many people quietly carry is the thought:
“I’ve got no one.”

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FMQ 521 Come And Play For A Change

In this slightly longer Five-Minute Quickie, I’m inviting you to do something different… to come and play. Play with ideas, play with possibilities, and play with the truth about those heavy beliefs we sometimes carry like “I’ve got no one.”

In this FMQ, we explore:

How “I’ve got no one” is a belief, not the truth

Why every belief — even identity-level stuff — can be changed

Why it often feels like our issues only happen to us

Why working with compassion (not empathy) creates real change

How every issue is just a behaviour — and behaviours can change

How these seeds we explore now lead directly into the deeper work in the following longer episode

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I’m Not Good Enough — Where Did That Even Come From?

The Big Lie: “I’m Not Good Enough”

This belief doesn’t arrive fully formed. It grows out of something smaller, something more specific — an old emotion, an early moment, a comment that hit too hard, or an experience that your unconscious mind misunderstood.

It might have started with:

A family member who said something careless.

A teacher who used shame instead of encouragement.

A group of kids who learned how to wound with words.

A moment where you felt embarrassed, scared, unseen or overwhelmed — and your unconscious mind tried to “protect” you by assuming something negative about you.

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FMQ 520 I’m Not Good Enough Where’d That Come From

I’m Not Good Enough Where’d That Come From? In this slightly longer Five-Minute Quickie, we’re digging into one of the sneakiest, most stubborn beliefs so many of us carry around:“I’m not good enough.” Where did it come from?Why does it stick?And how do we uncover what’s really underneath it? This FMQ is all about preparing…

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