Identity, mindset, clothes… I just got the third message in a row to leave the old behind, and to start looking at the new.
I had a few TikTok and YouTube videos that referred to Simon Sinek, Tony Robbins, and Atomic Habits (which I happen to be listening to), as well as a few people who just figured it out on their own, that a change in identity helps change your habits, which in turn shift your life.
I’m ghost writing a book that wants people to realise that they’ve gone from being an employee to an entrepreneur, whether they realise it (and succeed) or not (and therefore fail).
I just got off a call with a new acquaintance, who talked about the Real Estate Salesperson examination, and how she and her course-mates chose different answers because of their different working histories, and got the answers wrong. It reminded me of a question in a physics exam, when we many of us picked the wrong answer because we were influenced by something in chemistry lab lessons.
And just when I thought I was done, I made a move to adjust my pyjamas, and heard a tiny rip. Looked over and realised that my clothes have become so threadbare, a small pull caused the stitches to rip through the cloth.
I’ve had this dress since… I was a teenager? In my defence, this peach dress with a smiling teddy bear wrapped in a soft towel and surrounded by soap and lotions and a puff of powder, pampering itself, with a “Happy Birthday” print above it, is my favourite pyjamas.
And it’s time to let it go.
I don’t have to carry on with the identity I’ve built for so many years. I don’t have to stay stuck in a perspective that no longer supports me. I don’t need to keep or wear clothes that I should replace.
I have people who love me enough to want to encourage me to look forward.
I’m ready to start over. Become something new.
Maybe I’d become me.
❤️🌧️
Image of hot air balloons rising with the sun by David Mark from Pixabay.
