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At what point do you truly become something? Is it after doing it once? After years of practice? And how long can you claim it before it fades from your identity? Professional titles, personal skills, past experiences—they all shape how we see ourselves, but the lines between what we were, what we are, and what we still want to be aren’t always clear. If something once defined you but hasn’t been a part of your life for years, is it still part of who you are? Or are we all just collections of past versions of ourselves, picking and choosing what still fits?
By Brant SteenAt what point do you truly become something? Is it after doing it once? After years of practice? And how long can you claim it before it fades from your identity? Professional titles, personal skills, past experiences—they all shape how we see ourselves, but the lines between what we were, what we are, and what we still want to be aren’t always clear. If something once defined you but hasn’t been a part of your life for years, is it still part of who you are? Or are we all just collections of past versions of ourselves, picking and choosing what still fits?