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Evidence

Published about 2 months ago • 1 min read

We spend a lot of time trying to work out who we are.

But maybe the better question is simpler.

What evidence are we giving ourselves?

Evidence that we can keep a promise.

Evidence that we can do the hard thing without making a performance of it.

Evidence that we can act with discipline even when no one is watching.

Identity is not only something you think about.

It is something you collect.

Rep by rep.

Choice by choice.

Day by day.

You do not become someone new by announcing it.

You become someone new by doing enough things that the old story no longer fits.

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Aidan Brotherhood

Personal Trainer at The Foundry, Paisley

Short daily notes on strength, conditioning, nutrition, movement, discipline, and rebuilding physical capability.

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