Minute With Mallon: You Can Rewrite the Story!

Welcome to Minute with Mallon! 

Something I Taught:

Ever catch yourself telling an old story about who you are… that just isn’t true anymore?

Maybe it’s a story about being too busy, too behind, too stuck, or too late. But here’s the truth: stories can be rewritten. And the best ones usually are.

I was coaching a client last week who was feeling overwhelmed. He told me, “I’ve always been someone who struggles to follow through.”

We paused right there.

I asked, “Always? Or is that just the old version of your story?”

He laughed.

And then he got quiet.

Because in the past six months, he’s started leading meetings differently. He’s built new habits into his life so that he has a daily and weekly plan and he sticks to it. He’s showing up with more focus and clarity than ever before. But in his head, he was still carrying the old narrative.

We talked about what it would look like to intentionally rewrite the story:

“I follow through— because I lead myself well.”

That’s more than a mindset shift. That’s a new identity forming, and when your identity shifts, your actions follow.

So what old story have you been telling yourself?

And what would it sound like if you rewrote it— starting today?

Take 5 minutes, write it out, and make it true. The story you live by is the story you’ll live into.

Let’s make it a good one. 

Something to Ponder:

“Affirmations are like seeds. What you plant and nurture, grows.”

Something I Learned:

Here's another example of a mindset shift that I recently heard on the Tim Ferriss podcast. 

Robert Rodriguez shared a powerful moment in his life when he made a simple but life-changing decision: he started telling himself, "I'm an athlete."

Before that shift, he actually disliked working out. He’d even tell people, “I hate exercising.” But once he changed the way he saw himself—once he adopted the identity of an athlete—everything began to change.  He said it was overnight!

He started enjoying workouts. He took better care of his body. He became more consistent. Why? Because his actions began to line up with his new identity. He wasn’t trying to become an athlete someday—he was one. So he acted like it. 

Rodriguez said it best: “You’re always going to conform to your identity. So just change your identity and you’ll change your life.”

Something I Saw:

Taken at the Atlanta Botanical Garden

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Hope you have an incredible week! 

Robert