Why I am writing this
Most people spend years trying to “fix their habits”
when what they actually need is to upgrade the identity those habits come from.
Your life doesn’t change when you start waking up early, going to the gym, writing consistently, or eating clean.
It changes the moment you stop seeing yourself as someone who tries…and start seeing yourself as someone who does.
That shift is quiet, internal, and irreversible.
1 Insight
Your identity shapes your actions.
Your actions reinforce your identity.
Most people live inside this loop without ever questioning it.
When you tell yourself “I’m inconsistent,” you act inconsistently, and every inconsistent day becomes proof.
But the loop works the other way too.
You can create a new identity with embarrassingly small wins:
One rep.
One page.
One run.
One promise kept
Identity isn’t something you “discover.” It’s something you earn.
1 Habit
Pick one thing you do daily that makes you feel like the person you want to become.
Not 10 habits.
Not a 2-hour morning routine.
Just one.
Something small but non-negotiable:
Write 10 minutes.
Run 1 km.
Read 5 pages.
Track your day.
Make your bed with intention.
This is your identity anchor — the habit that tells your brain, “This is who we are now.”
Once that anchor is locked in, everything else starts aligning.
I’ve become who I am today because I finally got clear on my core identity:
an artist’s soul, an athlete’s body, and an entrepreneur’s mind.
1 Story
One of the best examples of identity shift I’ve ever seen is
David Goggins before he became “Goggins.”
Not the Navy SEAL. Not the ultra-runner. Not the icon.
The 310-pound guy working a mind-numbing job, failing at almost everything he attempted, convinced he was broken.
His transformation didn’t start with superhuman discipline.
It started with one brutally honest realization:
“I’ve built an identity around avoiding hard things.”
And then? He made one small promise to himself: Do one thing every day that sucks. That was his identity anchor.
From there, the loop took over.
Slowly, the guy who avoided challenges became the guy who ran toward them.
Not because the world changed —
Because he did.
Goggins wasn’t built by pain. He was built by a new identity.
That’s it for this week!!!
Your life shifts the moment your identity does.
Not after you achieve the goal.
Not after you “feel ready.”
Not after you finally get consistent.
It starts with a single, quiet decision:
“I’m done being this person.”
Everything after that is just proof.
how life feels after you’ve hit your protein goal for the day.
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