Why You Must Take Control Of Your Identity

Zaid K. Dahhaj
4 min readJan 19, 2019

“Unlike a drop of water which loses its identity when it joins the ocean, man does not lose his being in the society in which he lives. Man’s life is independent. He is born not for the development of the society alone, but for the development of his self.” (B. R. Ambedkar)

You cannot become healthy if you identify with your sick self.

You cannot become wealthy if you identify with your broke self.

You cannot become creative if you identify with your consumer self.

You cannot become deeply grounded in masculinity if you identify as a boy.

You cannot become deeply grounded in your femininity if you identify as a girl.

You cannot become disciplined if you identify as lazy.

You cannot become trustworthy of you identify as fundamentally dishonest and manipulative.

You cannot become responsible if you identify as a victim.

You cannot become liberated if you identify as a prisoner.

You cannot be mentally healthy if you identify with anxiety and depression.

You cannot be sober if you identify as an addict.

Do you see the common theme here?

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Zaid K. Dahhaj

Sleep King. Helping family men fix fatigue in less than 42 days without letting loved ones suffer. Founder: The 2AM Podcast.