Who You Are in Private

What you do in private shows up in public. Reading shows up in conversation. Your diet shows

up in your energy. Your discipline shows up in your confidence. You are what you

do when nobody is watching. The problem is, most people lie to themselves about

who they are. They think identity is what they post, what they say, what they claim.

It isn’t. Identity is what you do at eleven p.m. When you’re tired.

When no one is impressed. When no one is keeping score. It’s the choice between the book

and the scroll. The world only sees outcomes. But the quiet hours write them.

Reputation is just routine wearing a tuxedo. The world doesn’t reward what you