Your life slate
When we're born, we start with a blank slate. Throughout life, we mark, erase, blemish, and live through our symbolic slate. But with each mark, we define who we are as people. Our life slate is the foundation of who we are. Our life slate is a symbol of our experiences, both positive and negative. It includes our wins and losses, successes and failures, education, and all other experiences that shape us as individuals. It is what makes us unique and different from others.
Think of your life slate as a blank canvas waiting to be painted. Each stroke of the brush represents an experience that you have had in your life. Some of these experiences may be positive, such as getting a promotion at work or falling in love. Others may be negative, such as losing a job or going through a breakup. But each experience adds a layer to your life slate and defines who you are as a person. As we go through life, we make choices that either add to or detract from our life slate. Our habits, attitudes, and relationships all play a role in shaping our life slate. It is up to us to make choices that will add to our life slate in a positive way. We can also choose to erase or blemish our life slate. This can happen through negative experiences such as addiction or destructive relationships. It's important to recognize when this is happening and take steps to stop it.
Our life slate is a reflection of who we are as individuals. It is a representation of the choices we have made and the experiences we have had. By taking control of our life slate and making positive choices, we can become the best version of ourselves and live a fulfilling life.
Use this idea as your grow as a person through experiences and embracing the hard times. By adding eustress into your life, these struggles ultimately lead to a happier and healthier you. Daily life slate changes will have a huge impact on what it will look like in 20 years. 30 years. So while in the moment, that cold plunge may be hard or that sauna is getting a bit too hot for you, remember the gains that you will receive in the long run and what that will do for life slates memory bank. Not only will these hard things be good for you in the present, but they will be good for you in the future as you acquire more and more experiences on your slate. Jesse Itzler takes a similar approach with his ‘Build your life Resume’ concept. As you continually add to your resume, the amount of experiences you can consume will be so vast in just a year, that the stories seem tremendous in 20 years! Imagine what you can accomplish.
Be proud of what’s on your slate.
