The Story You Tell Yourself Is Becoming Your Life What if the biggest thing holding you back isn't your ability, your circumstances or your past—but the story you keep telling yourself about who you are? "I'm just not a confident person." "I've never been disciplined." "I'm terrible at sticking to anything." Sound familiar? We say these things so casually. As if we're describing the weather. As if they're facts. As if our personality was decided years ago and there's absolute

Before we begin... If you're new here, welcome to Pepper. Every week, I'll share a story about one of the 10 Mental Muscles that shape the way we live, work, parent and lead. Because I believe something we've overlooked for far too long: We train our bodies. Why don't we train our minds? Let's start with one of the most important muscles of them all. Presence. "Mum... look." I was making dinner. The dishwasher had just finished. My phone buzzed. A work message came in. Tomorr

Does this relates? Pepper sits down next to someone staring at their phone. She typed the message. Deleted it. Typed it again. Deleted it. Pepper smiles and ask: "How long has that message been sitting there?" The person laughs: "too long." Pepper asks: "What are you afraid of?" "I don't want to upset them." "I don't want to fail." "I don't want them to say no." Pepper nods: "Do you know what you're actually training?" The person looks confused. "My fear?" Pepper shakes her h

Before we begin... If you're new here, welcome to Pepper. Every week, I'll share one story about a mental muscle that shapes the way we live, lead, parent and show up in the world. Because I believe something we've been getting wrong for decades: Mental strength isn't something you're born with. It's something you build. Let's start with one we all need. Calm. "I just wish I stayed calmer." I've heard that sentence hundreds of times. Maybe you've said it yourself. "I snap at