A belief that holds you back, looked at through four questions and turned around from every angle. Inspired by "The Work" — Byron Katie's method.

Write a belief that holds you back.

Keep it short, in the first or third person, exactly as it sounds in your mind.

Question 1 — Is it true?

Question 2 — Can you absolutely know that it's true?

Can you guarantee one hundred percent that your thought is the ultimate, unshakeable truth?

Question 3 — How do you react, what happens, when you believe that thought?

Notice your reactions — emotions, sensations in the body, behaviours. Anxiety? Avoidance? Going on the defensive?

Question 4 — Who would you be without that thought?

Imagine how you'd feel, how you'd act, how you'd experience the situation — if you simply couldn't believe this belief.

Turnaround 1 — to the opposite

Turnaround 2 — to yourself

Turnaround 3 — to the other