“I’ve done this before. I can do it again.”

If you’re in the middle of writing your second book, or running your second marathon, or delivering your second keynote … then your personal history can be encouraging.

If we’ve done something in the past, there’s a good chance we can do it again.

But our past isn’t always laudable.

We make mistakes. We have vices. We make poor choices.

Those can be repeated too.

So when we say, “I’ve done this before. I can do it again,” we have to be judicious.

Our past — recent and distant — contains the best and the worst of us. What we carry forward is a matter of choice.

Since your travelling bags can’t carry everything, make sure they’re filled with the stories and intentions that will serve you best.