😀 I will start the diet tomorrow
😁 I didn’t drink that much
😃 I am a good friend/spouse/partner/parent
😆 I am a kind person
😚 I am an honest person
🤔 I treat everyone nicely
😏 I am such a good driver on the road
😙 I am a great manager
😋 I am such a productive team member
But, are you, really?
Each of the above examples has many, many ways to assess whether this is a lie we tell ourselves, or if there is an actual basis for truth.
Find out that these measures are, and then ask yourself the question again.
Maybe, you might be surprised to find that you have been lying to yourself all along.
Or maybe – like me – you won’t be surprised. 😟😱