The 2 Step Process for Changing Your Identity
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Following my last article on “Preparing your Habits of today to frame the Identity of tomorrow” where I explained about how our small habits of today can help us build the identity of tomorrow and in this article I will summaries how to build up identity via simple steps.
To begin with, we all know now that our identity emerges from our daily habits. Our habits are how we embody our identity. For instance, if we make bed each day then we embody the identity of the “organized” person and if we write each day then we embody the identity of the creative person. It’s like the more we repeat our habits or behaviors the more we reinforce the identity.
Likewise, the identity we have right now is because of the proof we believe towards it. Like, if we study for 1 hour everyday then we are studious and if we go to the gym everyday then we are more COMMITTED towards fitness. The more evidence you have for a belief the more strongly you will believe in it. We become who we are through our daily habits.
As we repeat our actions and the process of building our habits, it is a way to finally become ourselves in the future. Its is a gradual evolution of ourselves.
Every action we take is the vote for the type of person we wish to become in the future.
Small habits can make a meaningful difference by providing evidence of a new identity. The more practical way to change who you are is to change what you do. Our goal is just to win majority of time it doesn’t matter if few votes go for a bad behavior or an unproductive habit.
New identities require new level of evidence and to form one is by simply following these two steps.
- Decide the type of person we want to become.
- Prove it by winning small wins.
Ask yourself who you want to become and reflect on the task that specific person will perform, make those reasonable decisions that the specific person will perform.
Think and Analyze like that person and realize all the decisions that person will make if he/she would be in your position.
Ultimately, your habits shape your identity and they will help you become the type of person you wish to become in the Future by channeling you through the deepest BELIEFS about yourself.
Thank you for your time for reading it through the end. My next article will be about “How to build better habits for yourself in simple steps”. See you in my next article. Till then have a good day.
