#43: Ben Hardy, PhD - Personality Isn't Permanent - How to Rewrite Your Future

Our personality is big part of who we are and a huge factor in what we create.

Although traditionally personality has been presented as a mostly unchanging part of our character, now we know it to be more dynamic and moldable than permanent or fixed. Personality is flexible, and we have the power to determine who we're going to be.

As we take control of our personality, it not only shapes our future, but can redefine how we see and interpret the past. It’s all about the meaning we give.

How do we use this knowledge to shape ourselves and form a path for growth instead of confining ourselves to limiting labels?

More important than who we are or where we are right now, is who we want to be and where we want to go in the future.

The expectations of the people around us have a powerful effect on how we perform, so we must seek to surround ourselves with people who have expectations in line with what we want to become, and we must avoid the identity filters that confine us (and others) to a fixed identity.

IDEAS FROM THIS EPISODE

• Personality isn't permanent
• Building support with empathetic  witnesses
• Identity vs. Personality
• The problem with personality tests
• Identity filters and flexible expectations
• The power of journaling

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