Chapter 1 | Defining the Self: Personal and Developmental Perspectives on Self and Identity

Defining Identity: Create the Life You Want Now

You can consume endless wisdom and still avoid real life. You feel like you do the work through insight consumption but never integrate/experience that insight in the world yourself. That’s where I’ve been stuck. I’ll listen, watch & reflect, analyze and call it growth!! But knowing about something isn’t the same as LIVING it. There comes a point where understanding becomes another place to hide. This idea of “self aware” makes it so easy to stay in your mind and then you’ll tell yourself you’re