One of our strongest needs is to ensure our behavior aligns with how we identify ourselves—even if that identity feels negative.
Who are you?
One of our strongest needs is to ensure our behavior aligns with how we identify ourselves—even if that identity feels negative.
Who are you?
Mariana Smith
MASTER CERTIFIED PERSONAL COACH
Once you decide you are a certain type of person, it is generally only you who can change your mind. You have the power to redefine your identity and become someone else.
We all define ourselves in some way, but the worst thing we can do is to define ourselves negatively. Labels like;
- “I am boring.”
- “I am depressed.”
- “I am fat.”
- “I am ugly.”
- “I am unsuccessful.”
- “I am not smart.”
- “I am unsophisticated.”
- “I am low class.”
…and continue to live our lives with these identities. One of the most crucial steps we can take is to change our self-perception. Many of us formed our self-identities long ago, influenced by what we heard from parents, teachers, friends, and more. Our identities encompass the values we hold, which shape the decisions we make.