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Your life is a reflection of your identity.
The power of identity to shape your reality.
Whenever I saw people living a wonderful life, I wondered how they did it. It seems so effortless.
They have everything they want. And even if there are some downfalls, they seem to get along really well.
What’s the secret?
Most of these people I’ve met have one thing in common. They are extremely positive. They seem to have high self-esteem, which allows them never to doubt themselves.
Their sense of identity is so powerful that no external factors can affect them. That’s when I understood the power of self-identity.
One of my favorite self-help books is Psycho-Cybernetics by Maxwell Maltz. In his book, Maltz discusses how one’s self-image is a true reflection of how they live their life. It’s not about how much money people have or the environment they live in, but their image of themselves that truly matters.
This suggests that our identity defines our lives.
When you choose to believe you are something, you become it. Your daily actions and behaviors start to align with the identity you have built for yourself. Even when the external circumstances speak otherwise, when you have a strong belief about who you are, the…
