Identity creates leverage.
Trying to change our actions/habits while our identity remains contrary to the change becomes an uphill battle.
On the other hand, if we start by changing our identity with intent, we create leverage and make the change easier.
The hard work is to let go of the existing identity and embrace the one that's aligned with where we intend to go.
A useful read on changing how we look at ourselves in the mirror:
When we look in the mirror
When we look in the mirror, who do we see? [A note I sent to a young friend.] The person we see when we look in the mirror is the person we become, the person we fight to defend and persist with. I…
