E48 ~ Build the Identity Your Goals Require

Build Your New Identity: The Power of Self-Image What if you're doing everything right and still getting nowhere because you're trying to create a new life with an old identity? In this solo episode of Decoding the Flow, Drica Lobo explores one of her favorite personal-development topics: self-image, the internal picture you carry of who you are, what you're capable of, and what you believe is possible for you. You can change your habits, set bigger goals, learn new strategies, and work harder, but if underneath all of it you still see yourself as the same person, you may keep finding your way back to the same patterns. Inspired by Maxwell Maltz's classic book Psycho-Cybernetics, Drica explores how our self-image influences our decisions, behaviors, and results, and how we can consciously create an identity that matches where we want to go. In this episode, Drica shares her own 5-step process for upgrading your self-image, from recognizing the identity you're currently operating from to creating and embodying a new one. You'll learn: How your self-image influences your behavior and results How childhood programming can shape the way you see yourself The self-image concept behind Maxwell Maltz's Psycho-Cybernetics How to recognize when an old identity is working against your goals Why asking "Who do I need to be to achieve my goals?" can change everything How to create a self-image script for the person you're becoming Why recording your script in your own voice can be a powerful practice How to use your actions as evidence for your new identity The role of repetition, emotion, and embodiment in creating change Free Self-Image Workbook To help you take this beyond the episode, Drica created a free companion workbook that walks you through the 5-step process at your own pace. Download the workbook below, grab a pen, and use it to create your own self-image script and begin consciously building the identity that matches where you want to go. GET YOUR WORKBOOK HERE Your past can give you information. It doesn't have to give you instructions. You are allowed to update the image you have of yourself—and start creating evidence for the person you're becoming. About the Host Drica Lobo is a Brazilian-born artist, writer, podcaster, and creative mentor based in California. Her work explores creative consciousness, the idea that we are not only creating art, businesses, or projects, but consciously creating ourselves and the lives we experience. As the host of Decoding the Flow, Drica combines more than two decades of creative practice with personal experimentation, self-development, and an endless curiosity about how our thoughts, patterns, identities, and actions shape what we create. Her philosophy is simple: your life is your greatest creative process, and one of the greatest things you will ever create is yourself. DricaLobo.com @dricaloboart ~ @decodingtheflow Recommended  To read: Psycho-Cybernetics by Maxwell Maltz To watch: I Feel Pretty (2018) Chapters 00:00 — The Power of Your Self-Image 01:59 — How Childhood Programming Shapes Your Identity 04:08 — Maxwell Maltz & Psycho-Cybernetics 07:02 — Identifying Your Current Self-Image 09:54 — Creating Your New Self-Image Script 12:55 — Who Do You Need to Be to Reach Your Goals? 17:06 — Collecting Evidence for Your New Identity 22:08 — Embodiment & Repetition 23:08 — Daily Self-Image Practice 24:06 — Your Past Is Not Your Instructions