How to Evolve Into the Person You Want to Become Close the gap between who you are and who you can be.

By Ben Angel

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Anytime we try to evolve from who we are to who we want to become to reach our goals, we create tension between our old and new selves. This is called the identity gap, and our ability to close it is essential to our success.

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