how to REINVENT your identity for 2026 (the COMPLETE life audit)

About this video

• Video Title: how to REINVENT your identity for 2026 (the COMPLETE life audit)
• Channel: Mae Alice Suzuki
• Speakers: Mae Alice Suzuki (implied, as the narrator and channel owner)
• Duration: 00:16:56

Overview

This video provides a comprehensive guide on how to reinvent one's identity for the year 2026 by conducting a complete life audit. The speaker, Mae Alice Suzuki, outlines a five-step process: Life Audit, Autopsy (identifying patterns), Grief Stage, Identity Design, and Micro-Identity Practice. The aim is to help viewers understand their current selves, release old identities, design a new version, and integrate these changes through small, consistent practices.

Key takeaways

• The necessity of change: True transformation requires more than just new behaviors; an identity shift must precede behavioral changes.
• The Life Audit: A thorough examination of eight key life areas (health, career/money, personal development, relationships, self-care, home/environment, free time, and personal development/mindset) is crucial for self-awareness.
• Identifying patterns (Autopsy): Understanding the origins and protective functions of current identities and behaviors is essential before attempting to change them.
• Grieving the old self: Releasing an old identity requires acknowledging and processing the grief associated with it to avoid unconsciously recreating it.
• Designing the new identity: Envisioning and embodying the desired future self by defining what that person naturally does and values.
• Micro-Identity Practice: Implementing small, consistent actions that align with the new identity to retrain the nervous system and make the changes feel natural and safe.