What If the Stories You Tell Yourself Are Just Bad Fiction?
You know that little voice in your head—the one that tells you that you can’t do something? Turns out, it might just be a terrible storyteller.
I Went Back to School (Again)
In February, I started a second master’s degree—this time in business psychology. Because apparently, one wasn’t enough.
Less than five years after earning my strategic communication master’s, I’m back at it—dusting off textbooks, submitting assignments, and tackling live classes like an overachieving freshman.
Why Business Psychology?
After a decade in communications, one thing is crystal clear:
✅ People are the real puzzle.
Egos, insecurities, emotions, motivations—the whole messy, wonderful shebang.
And with AI automating more of our jobs, understanding human behavior is more critical than ever.
The Biggest Joke? The Lies We Tell Ourselves
A key concept that keeps coming up in my coursework (and in my coaching certification) is perceived limitations—a fancy way of saying: The mental roadblocks we put in our own way.
These show up in two forms:
📌 False Priorities—Things we focus on that don't actually drive success (e.g., being right, getting credit, overanalyzing that one email for 45 minutes).
📌Limiting Beliefs—The stories we tell ourselves about what we can't do.
Honestly, the biggest prank we play on ourselves is believing these stories in the first place.
Reprogramming Your Thinking (Yes, Really)
This is where Neurolinguistic Programming (NLP) comes in. It's all about telling yourself a better story.
What if the stories you have told yourself about your limitations weren't true?
Would you speak up more in meetings?
Would you go after that stretch assignment?
Would you finally stop procrastinating on that big idea?
This Shift Has Changed How I Work
As an internal comms pro—whether working solo or in a small, under-resourced team—I've carried my fair share of limiting beliefs.
But as I've challenged and rewritten those internal stories, I've seen real benefits:
Managing stress more effectively
Staying resourceful in high-pressure situations
Learning new skills faster
Becoming a more influential team member
