Worthy Wednesdays - Choosing Your Story

Issue 19 - We don’t just live inside systems, we live inside stories. Shift from passive storytelling to active authorship—because you’re not just living a story. You’re writing it.

Today's Worthy Wednesday is all about the choosing your story.

We don’t just live inside systems, we live inside stories.

The way we think about money, work, success, and even self-worth isn’t just personal. It’s cultural.

Businesses grow based on the stories they tell. Brands shape markets through narratives. Leaders influence through the way they frame reality.

And yet, so many of us walk around carrying inherited scripts, stories about what’s possible, what we deserve, and how the world works, without ever questioning them.

What happens when we rewrite the script?

This week, we’re shifting from passive storytelling to active authorship—because you’re not just living a story. You’re writing it.

To Choosing Your Story!

💫 Grace

🌟 WORTH | Resetting Your Inner Narrative

⚡ 5-Minute Action: Story Archeology
Pick a current challenge you’re facing. Write down:

  • The story you’re currently telling about it

  • Who gave you this narrative

  • A new story that empowers you Notice how shifting the narrative changes your relationship with the challenge.

🔄 Worth Reframe: Author Authority
You might not control every plot twist in your life, but you control how you interpret them. You're not just the main character - you're the storyteller of your journey.

📚 Curated Resource: "Rising Strong" by Brené Brown
A guide to owning your story and writing brave new endings to difficult chapters.

🎯 Micro-Challenge:  The Chapter Title
Each evening this week, give the day a chapter title as if it's part of your memoir. Notice how this simple act helps you frame experiences more intentionally.

💰 WEALTH | Rewriting Your Money Story

⚡ 5-Minute Action: Money Mythology
Write down three stories you tell about money:

  • One from your family

  • One from society

  • One you’re ready to write for yourself Circle phrases that need rewriting in your new story.

🔄 Worth Reframe: Plot Twist Prosperity
Every "obstacle" in your money story can become a turning point. Your financial plot twists aren't derailing your story - they're enriching it.

📚 Curated Resource: "Atlas of Finance: Mapping The Global Story of Money" by Dariusz Wójcik
Data lovers will enjoy this - using graphics and maps highlighting the global story of money, diving into the historical development on money, its evolution and how money and finance have influenced society and our own relationship with money.

🎯 Micro-Challenge: The Wealth Narrator
Record yourself telling your current money story. Listen back. Now record a new version, speaking as if abundance is your natural state. Notice which story feels more true to your future self.​​​​

🌿 WELLBEING | Rewriting Your Body Story

⚡ 5-Minute Action: Body Story Revision
Stand before a mirror. Notice the story you usually tell about your reflection. Write three alternative narratives that focus on strength, gratitude, and wisdom. Choose one to practice this week.

🔄 Worth Reframe: Living Literature
Your wellbeing isn't a before-and-after story - it's an ongoing narrative of growth, with complex characters (parts of yourself) and rich subplots (your various experiences).

📚 Curated Resource:  "The Story You Need to Tell" by Sandra Marinella
Discovering the healing power of rewriting personal narratives. A guide to help you find, share, write, edit, and grow from your stories.

🎯 Micro-Challenge: The Plot Pivot
Choose one area where you feel stuck. Write it as a story with yourself as the hero, not the victim. What powers or allies have you overlooked? What opportunities hide in the challenges?

WISDOM WHISPERER

Tell me the facts and I'll learn. Tell me the truth and I'll believe. But tell me a story and it will live in my heart forever.

Ancient Proverb

Why this whisper? This ancient wisdom reminds us that stories are how we make meaning of our lives. They're not just entertainment - they're the architecture of our understanding. When we consciously choose and craft our stories, we aren't just changing narratives - we're reshaping our reality.

Remember: Your story isn't set in stone. Each day is a new page, and you hold the pen.