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Redefine Yourself
How to drop the old identity and choose the man you’re becoming
Hey brother,
Here’s a hard truth:
Most men never change…
because deep down, they don’t believe they can.
They’ve been one version of themselves for so long, addict, failure
the “angry one,” the unreliable one
that even when they try to evolve…
They keep looking in the mirror and seeing the past.
I know because I did it too.
After I got sober, I thought everything would change.
But my thoughts didn’t.
My self-talk didn’t.
My shame didn’t.
I was trying to build a new life
while dragging around the corpse of the old one.
The Turning Point
One day I realized something:
Identity isn’t a story you retell.
It’s a standard you live by.
I didn’t need more healing.
I needed more alignment.
So I stopped asking:
“Who have I been?”
And started asking:
“Who do I want to become?”
That shift changed everything.
Because once you make the internal decision to redefine yourself
your actions start lining up.
Your habits shift.
Your discipline feels different.
You act like the man you say you are.
3 Steps to Redefine Yourself
→ 1. Kill the old script
Stop rehearsing your pain.
Your past isn’t a prophecy.
Let it be a chapter, not your character.
→ 2. Choose the next identity
Don’t wait for permission to change.
Decide who you want to be.
Write it down. Speak it out loud.
Live like it’s already yours.
→ 3. Align your actions daily
You don’t need to fake it.
You just need to follow through.
When your actions match your new identity,
you start believing it.
You don’t need more proof.
You don’t need more time.
You just need to decide.
The old you served his purpose.
But he can’t go where you’re headed.
Keep going.
— G Dubb
P.S. What’s the identity you’re stepping into right now?
Hit reply and tell me, I read every message.