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The Growth Note | Identity Before Intensity

Read it. Feel it. Do something with it.

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Hey you,

January is full of intensity.

New habits. New goals. New routines.

But intensity without identity doesn’t last.

If you’ve ever started a year strong only to fizzle out weeks later, it’s not because you lacked motivation — it’s because you tried to change behavior before deciding who you are becoming.

Sustainable growth always starts with identity.

3 Truths About Identity-Based Growth

1. Behavior Follows Identity

You don’t rise to the level of your goals.

You fall to the level of your identity.

When someone says, “I’m trying to be more disciplined,” it’s fragile.

When they say, “I’m a disciplined person,” behavior starts to align naturally.

Identity makes action easier.

2. Intensity Is Temporary — Identity Is Permanent

Anyone can sprint for a week.

Few people redesign who they believe themselves to be.

Intensity relies on emotion.

Identity relies on decision.

The most successful people I know don’t ask,

“What do I feel like doing today?”

They ask,

“What would someone like me do here?”

3. Your Language Is Casting Votes for Who You Are

Every sentence you say about yourself is a vote for the person you’re becoming.

“I’m bad at follow-up.”

“I’m not a morning person.”

“I always procrastinate.”

Those aren’t observations.

They’re identity statements.

Change the language — and behavior will follow.

2 Quotes to Reflect On

“The goal is not to achieve results. The goal is to become the person who achieves those results.” — James Clear

“First we make our habits, then our habits make us.” — John Dryden

1 Stretch for the Week

Finish this sentence — in writing:

In 2026, I am the kind of person who __________________.

Now ask:

What would someone like that do this week?

Not all year.

Not perfectly.

Just this week.

Because identity isn’t built in grand moments.

It’s built in small, repeated decisions.

If this Growth Note resonated, forward it to someone who’s pushing hard this year — and remind them that lasting change starts from the inside out.

More soon — until then, speak boldly.

—Kamryn

Beyond the Note

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2026 is about becoming — not just achieving.

P.S. If you liked this one, keep an eye out for next week’s Growth Note on Clarity Creates Momentum.