School of Self-Image

475: How Playing "Make Believe" Made Me Unrecognizable


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What if I told you that the key to becoming the woman you're meant to be has nothing to do with discipline, willpower, or even strategy?

The secret to a new self-image is actually something you already know how to do… a little game you've already mastered as a child.

I'm talking about playing "make believe." This one practice (when done with intention) can make you absolutely unrecognizable in the best possible way. Every transformation I've experienced in my life, from building a multimillion-dollar business to living my dreams, started with this practice.

I promise you: This is the most practical, powerful tool you can use to transform your life.

Here's what we cover:

• Why "playing make-believe" is one of the most powerful tools for reinvention

• How acting as your future self rewires your brain and shapes your identity

• Real-life examples of becoming unrecognizable through intentional identity practice

• Why becoming the next version of you requires bold imagination, courage, and play

• How to stay committed when others doubt, judge, or misunderstand your evolution

• How living from your future (not your past) turns vision into reality and magic into results

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