3 THINGS YOU MUST KNOW TO SHIFT YOUR IDENTITY

About this video

Clark Kegley rereads Psycho-Cybernetics by Maxwell Maltz, a plastic surgeon who, he says, noticed facelifts changed people’s appearance without necessarily changing how they felt inside. Kegley argues all lasting change is an identity shift: people who lose a lot of weight say the person in old photos is no longer them, and he describes quitting a Juul vaping addiction picked up around 2018-19 by deciding he was no longer a smoker, after which refusing offers was not a decision. He identifies three blocks to identity shifting. First, identifying with the old self; the fix is defining a ‘2.0 version’ of yourself and listing who that person is and what traits they have, rather than only listing goals. Second, believing change takes a long time; he advocates making fast decisions to avoid decision fatigue, handling things once instead of repeatedly reopening emails, and cites his decision to move from Seattle, where he had lived most of his life, to Scottsdale, Arizona. Third, being bound by the past and waiting for permission from others; he says the permission will never come and you must give it to yourself. He closes by inviting viewers to apply for his Metamorphic program, which he says spends its first two weeks on the 2.0 identity.

Key takeaways

• All lasting change is an identity shift: you stay consistent with who you believe you are.
• Define the 2.0 version of yourself by listing that person’s traits and behaviours, not just desired outcomes.
• Make decisions quickly where the stakes allow it to reduce decision fatigue and prove change need not take a long time.
• Handle small tasks once instead of repeatedly thinking about them, which drains decision-making energy.
• Do not wait for permission from family, friends, or your past; give yourself permission to become the new identity.

Episode details: published August 27, 2021 · 10:02 long. Summary written by Self Growth Videos from the episode itself. Business results and any income figures mentioned are Clark Kegley’s own claims, shared for education — they are not typical or guaranteed.

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