The Self on Your Shelf

What’s on your shelf? Your web search, IG likes, YouTube watch history, calendar, your mind. Anything edifying?

I was digging though my library the other day for one of my clients, for some of my initial personal training certification material and strength coaching specialist workshop guides (that client is pursuing certification!). I’ve got 5 floor-to-ceiling book cases; and when I peered at this shelf in particular, it occurred to me: what do people actually put in their minds?

My kids asked me about the “creepy” (their words) Elf on A Shelf they’ve heard about. And I explained that it’s an attempt to get children to reflect on how they themselves behave.
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Likewise, when you reflect on what self is on your shelf, is it material which will build you up or is it something else? No judgments. But it’s a legitimate ask about where you direct your mind. Think about it.