IDENTITY DRIVES REALITY
RESULTS START NOW
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Your past doesn’t need improving. It needs releasing. Now.
Previously in The Grip, we flipped the script on what really drives results: it’s not your strategy; it’s your state of being.
Building on how being precedes action, today we explore its immediacy: no waiting, no earning.
Because the most powerful truth about Being? It’s freely available right now.
You can choose a new way of being free from past performance or current results. You’re not limited to being a “better” version of the past; you can step into a new creation altogether. You can lead from that new identity before anything “outside” changes—and that’s what changes everything.
This week, we’re exploring how shifting your Being in the present moment creates a new set of possibilities—ones that were literally unavailable to the version of you who was grinding through the problem a moment ago.
Learn how to make that shift on demand.
Let’s dive in.
being: a context for results
Pause for a second.
What’s your current state of being? Calm? Overwhelmed? Focused? Dreadful?
Whatever it is, it’s not just how you feel—it’s the context your brain is using to decide what’s possible next.
Most people unconsciously inherit their state of Being from their circumstances.
But powerful creators flip that dynamic. They generate a new state of Being and watch their circumstances bend accordingly. Because who you are being is your context for living.
Being comes first. Always. It sets the rules your tactics play inside.
Being Isn’t a Destination. It’s a Declaration.
Being is a new present-tense choice. It’s independent of the past and present; it’s not limited by what’s been created so far.
In other words, being isn’t about describing what is or has been. It’s about declaring what’s next.
You don’t need permission, perfect conditions, or a 5-step plan to choose who you are now and act from it.
You can choose Thriving Health now, no matter the diagnosis you just received.
You can choose Resolute Decisiveness now, even if your norm is to vacillate in indecision.
You can choose Loving Relationship now, even though your marriage is on the rocks.
That present-tense choice—not the past—determines your next set of options. Notice the new actions that suddenly appear: ditching the toxic habit, moving forward with a hiring offer, initiating the hard conversation.
Why this matters? Without a context change, you’ll keep repeating the past. But with a new context, the rules change, immediately.
If your current context is: “I’m overwhelmed and behind,” even your best tactics will be infused with scarcity, doubt, and pressure. It results in slow decisions, costly delays, and exhaustion.
When you shift your context to: “I’m a calm, decisive leader,” you show up to the exact same tasks completely different. And you generate different results from swift action, without hesitation.
Many high-performers burn out because they try to achieve extraordinary results from a disempowered state of Being. It doesn’t work.
Make Being your starting point, not your destination. Stop chasing. Start creating.
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New Being Is Authentic Commitment
Living in a new state of being is not faking confidence or pretending things are perfect.
It’s telling yourself the truth about who you commit to be and practicing that truth until it flows from you as your new normal.
Remember: it’s not fake when it’s authentically created. It’s just new and unfamiliar. Practice your chosen way of being by acting in alignment with it so that it becomes familiar and normal. When you’re committed, you’re not an imposter; you’re young. Grow into it by acting from it daily.
Use our simple framework from a previous issue of The Grip to guide you through this process.
You will make mistakes. You will learn what works and what doesn’t. Agency, power, and possibility turn on the moment you step boldly into your new identity, even if you don’t yet know “how” to be it. You didn’t know how to be a human before you became one, did you?
This is the art of self-leadership in service to others. Who you are can leave others touched, moved, and inspired as your everyday way of moving through your home, work, and community.
“Being isn’t about describing what is or has been. It’s about declaring what’s next.”
Don’t wait for the world to validate a new way of Being. Claim it. Create from it. Align your actions to it.
This week, notice where you’ve been waiting to feel a certain way before taking powerful action. Then flip it:
Choose your Being first.
Act from that state.
Watch your world bend toward the new identity.
It will change what you attempt as new options appear fast. Your scattered effort will shift into coherent action your team can follow. And decision anxiety will turn to clarity, shortening cycles and reducing burnout.
The future you want doesn’t start later. It starts now, as the creator you choose to be.
Keep creating.
key takeaways
What’s the core idea? Identity first, tactics second; reality follows the leader you choose to be.
How do I start today? Pick a present-tense identity and take the next small action from it.
What changes if I do this? Faster decisions, tighter execution, less strain, more consistent results.
May you prosper in every way!
Becky & TPL Team
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