{"id":43543,"date":"2021-07-21T16:56:46","date_gmt":"2021-07-21T20:56:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/?p=43543"},"modified":"2021-08-03T17:06:18","modified_gmt":"2021-08-03T21:06:18","slug":"importance-of-identity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/importance-of-identity\/","title":{"rendered":"The Importance of Identity: Define Yourself Right"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>What is an identity? What is the importance of identity? How does the way you define yourself influence your behavior?&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The identity you choose for yourself dictates your thoughts, decisions, and behavior. Understanding the importance of identity can help you let go of negative beliefs about yourself and to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/how-to-make-positive-changes-in-your-life\/\">make positive changes in your life<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Find out more about the importance of identity below.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The Importance of Identity&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Understanding the importance of identity is key to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/how-to-change-your-life-for-the-better\/\">changing your life<\/a> for the better. Although your identity is not fixed or innate, it dictates your behavior, as people subconsciously strive to act in ways that reinforce their identity. <\/strong>For example, if you identify as a low-achieving person, you\u2019re less likely to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/how-to-push-yourself\/\">push yourself<\/a> to excel\u2014regardless of natural ability\u2014than someone who identifies as a high-achieving person. As such, your identity determines your decisions, actions, and fate; so, it\u2019s important that it pushes you in a positive direction. Ensuring that this is the case may involve needing to remake your identity, if it\u2019s not currently pushing you to be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/how-to-become-the-person-you-want-to-be-2\/\">who you want to be<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Define Yourself<\/strong> Right<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Before we talk about the importance of identity, let\u2019s discuss how you adopt your identity and what it encompasses. Your identity has developed through your life experiences and the influence of other people and things. <strong>Like your beliefs, and values, you probably adopted your identity without consciously thinking about it.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Your identity can encompass myriad traits<\/strong>, including:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Behavior (for example, I\u2019m a procrastinator)<\/li><li>Emotions (for example, I\u2019m an anxious person)<\/li><li>Faith (for example, I\u2019m Muslim)<\/li><li>Income (for example, I\u2019m a minimum-wage earner)<\/li><li>Physical appearance (for example, I\u2019m overweight)<\/li><li>Possessions (for example, I\u2019m a homeowner)<\/li><li>Profession (for example, I\u2019m a writer)<\/li><li>Role (for example, I\u2019m the breadwinner)<\/li><li>Title (for example, I\u2019m a senior producer)<\/li><li>What you\u2019re <em>not<\/em> (for example, I\u2019m not a gambler)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Additionally, your identity depends on the time frame you focus on: <strong>Do you define yourself based on your past, your present, or your future?<\/strong> For example, many people define themselves based on past traumas or achievements, such as being an abuse survivor or a former beauty queen. Some people define themselves by the present (for instance, a new parent) or by their future (such as an aspiring chef).&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The way <\/strong><strong><em>you <\/em><\/strong><strong>identify is also a reflection of the way you perceive your <\/strong><strong><em>friends\u2019 <\/em><\/strong><strong>identities. <\/strong>For example, if you consider your friends to be fun and adventurous, you probably identify that way too. This perception of your identity can extend to people outside of your friend group, too, who also assume you\u2019re fun and adventurous because you associate with people like that. For this reason, it\u2019s important to be selective about who you surround yourself with, since <em>their<\/em> identities impact how you and others perceive <em>your<\/em> identity.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The Importance of Identity<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>People tend to think of their identities as an immutable part of them\u2014after all, your identity is <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/your-genius\/\">who you are<\/a><\/em>, isn\u2019t it? In reality, <strong>you can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/identity-shift\/\">change your identity<\/a><\/strong>. However, you\u2019ve been conditioned to resist such radical change: Your identity amounts to a set of beliefs about yourself, and our society says that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/how-to-change-your-core-beliefs\/\">changing your beliefs<\/a> makes you flaky, wishy-washy, and unreliable.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As a result of this societal pressure, <strong>people strive to be consistent with their beliefs, so they act in ways that reinforce their existing identities, creating self-fulfilling prophecies. <\/strong>For example, if you believe yourself to be strong, smart, and hard-working, then you\u2019ll behave in a way that means live up to those traits. By the same token, if your identity involves <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/destructive-behaviors\/\">self-destructive behaviors<\/a>, you\u2019ll continue to engage in those actions despite the harmful effects. (Shortform note: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/app\/book\/mindset\/1-page-summary\">Read our summary of <em>Mindset<\/em><\/a> to find out more about how your identity determines your performance.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In fact,<strong> if you attribute a certain behavior to being part of your identity, you\u2019ll struggle to stop doing that behavior because you think that it\u2019s part of who you are. <\/strong>With this view, changing that behavior becomes tantamount to changing\u2014or losing\u2014your identity, and that prospect seems more painful than the pain of continuing the behavior. Instead, view your behavior as something transient and changeable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For example, if you\u2019ve been overweight for a long time, being an <em>overweight person <\/em>has probably become part of your identity (whether you like it or not). As long as that\u2019s how you define yourself, you\u2019ll struggle to maintain weight loss and exercise habits because they conflict with your core sense of self\u2014plus, you can conveniently make the excuse that this is just who you are, shirking your responsibility along with any hope of change. By contrast, if you think of yourself as someone who has merely <em>adopted unhealthy habits<\/em>, then you\u2019re more likely to successfully change those habits because you haven\u2019t internalized them as part of who you are.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The above advice will help you understand the importance of identity and improve your life.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is an identity? What is the importance of identity? How does the way you define yourself influence your behavior?&nbsp; The identity you choose for yourself dictates your thoughts, decisions, and behavior. 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