Advice | Flip the Script on Your Bad Story Line

Erin Green
3 min readDec 31, 2022

The Spin is a modern take on the classic advice column. Get out of your head and take mine for a spin. New posts every Friday! Submit questions here anonymously.

This week’s question is the last of the year and asks what is on most of our minds, how do I leave the bullshit behind? I’m paraphrasing or, better yet, projecting, but I’m sure there are plenty of scenes you’d like to leave on the cutting room floor while the credits roll on 2022. We’ll chat about three ways to rewrite your story for the new year.

Submission:

Response:

No wonder you want to change the narrative for next year; you were barely in the story. You’ve been showing up as an extra in a film where you are the director, producer, star, craft services, and critic. Fortunately, there are a few simple ways to start embracing your main-character energy.

1. Make a Rider

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Erin Green
Erin Green

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