How Often Do You Re-Create Yourself?

Most people don’t reinvent themselves.

They repeat themselves and call it consistency.

They stay locked into an old identity because it once worked.

Or because it’s comfortable.

Or because changing would force them to admit the version they built… expired.

I’ve re-created myself multiple times.

Not because I was lost — but because I was paying attention.

Athlete → Veteran

Player → Professional

Professional → Entrepreneur

Entrepreneur → Creator

Creator → Operator

Operator → Builder

Each pivot wasn’t a failure.

It was a response to reality.

Your body changes.

The market changes.

Technology changes.

Attention changes.

You change.

If you don’t pivot, you don’t stay stable — you fall behind.

The Myth of “Staying the Same”

People romanticize “finding yourself” as if identity is a destination.

It’s not.

Identity is a tool.

And tools get upgraded.

Athletes understand this instinctively:

• You change your game as your body evolves

• You add skills as defenses adjust

• You shift roles to extend your career

Yet the moment sport ends, competitors freeze — clinging to the version of themselves that used to win.

That’s not loyalty.

That’s fear.

Reinvention Is a Skill

Re-creation isn’t random. It’s disciplined.

It requires:

• Self-honesty (what’s no longer working?)

• Ego control (am I willing to be a beginner again?)

• Timing (am I early, or am I late?)

• Reps (can I endure the awkward phase?)

Every time I recreated myself, there was a gap:

Old identity gone.

New identity unproven.

That gap is where most people quit.

The Question That Matters

So I’ll ask you directly:

How long have you been living off an old version of yourself?

If the answer makes you uncomfortable — good.

That’s the signal.

Re-creation isn’t weakness.

It’s survival.

And for high performers?

It’s leverage.

Have an awesome day

Michael Kennedy 

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