- create new behaviors to accumulate concrete proof about the ways your identity is shifting. - self-esteem is rooted in self-trust; we have to honor the agreements we make with ourselves. - must also “[give] life to our repressed qualities and desires” – i.e [[{1.3c1} shadow integration]]. - considering [[{1.4b} individuation is an ongoing process that requires being able to balance the demands of our inner and outer worlds|the individuation process]], when self-knowledge is just an internal process, it’s a means of coping, not changing. - change occurs in the physical manifestation of this self-knowledge in the material world, you creating transformation. - it’s the application of directed cause and effect. - [[getting things done]]!!! - [[it's only possible to craft a new sense of identity by backing it up with actions]]