What did you believe about yourself as a child that you no longer believe?

We asked folks a question that led to many surprising answers – some sad, some thought-provoking and some funny. We’ve highlighted a cross section of those responses below.

Workman Workman

As a child, I believed that discomfort was something to avoid—that staying safe and familiar was the right choice. I now understand that discomfort is often a signal that growth is happening. Read more>>

Charles S. Walker

I believed that being skinny/slim was not a good thing. People would always tell me how “skinny” I was. So many people would do the thumb and pointer finger thing around my wrist to show how small my arms were. Now that I’m older, being slim worked to my advantage. Read more>>

Tina Tsai

As a child, I believed that success had to follow a very specific and practical path – doing well in school, going to a good college, choosing a strong major, and landing a stable, well-paying corporate job. That belief was shaped by my upbringing. My mom was a professional artist, and while her creativity inspired me, I also saw firsthand how unstable income could be. Read more>>