Donald Burns outlines a short coaching-style talk on how to reinvent yourself. He emphasizes starting with self-awareness — identifying habits, routines, and mindsets that hold you back — then making a concrete plan to change, including developing new habits and learning necessary skills.
How do you actually reinvent yourself? It all starts with self awareness. You need to take a hard look at yourself and ask, what's actually holding me back? What habits, routines, what mindsets are keeping me stuck? What do I need to let go of in order to move forward? Now, once you've identified what's holding you back, you need to make a plan. What do you need to change? What new habits do you need to develop? What skills do you need to learn?
If your restaurant only works because you work 80 hours a week, it doesn't work.
