Ed Mylett talks about having an identity thermostat. You set the temperature. The external conditions (weather) do not dictate your temperature. They might impact how hard you have to work to stay at your temperature, but you are in control.

He says long-term you will never exceed what you believe you’re worth, and if you’re a 90° person, you’ll take a 70° opportunity or 110° opportunity and turn it into 90° either way. I believe this is true, that the narrative we tell ourselves about ourselves is a key driver to behavior and outcomes.

The question then becomes, in all the key areas of your life (spiritual, health, relationships, wealth, etc) – what is your thermostat set at, and how do you feel about it? If it’s not where you want it to be, how can you go about raising it? One tip would be to find someone who you observe as having a higher temperature in that area.

Every day we live out a story about who we are. The world may not know the extent of that story, but they are bound to feel the energy of it.