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Over The Line: with Martins ToluhiAuthor: Martins Toluhi
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Why Potential Responds to Posture, Not Desire
Episode 7
Tuesday, 6 January, 2026
“Welcome to Everyday Wisdom with Martins Toluhi.This is a space for professionals, leaders, and purpose-driven individuals who know they are made for more—but want to pursue it with clarity, wisdom, and intention.As we begin this year, the question is not what you want more of.The real question is: How do you show up for more?Because nothing changes until you do.”One of the most subtle traps high-capacity people fall into is this:they keep trying to do their way into a better future.Do more.Try harder.Push further.But sustainable progress does not begin with doing.It begins with being.Before you ask what more you should do this year,you must ask a deeper question:Who am I becoming?Because every action flows from identity.And every identity expresses itself through behaviour.You do not rise to the level of your goals.You act in alignment with who you believe you are.If you see yourself as overwhelmed,you will show up scattered.If you see yourself as incapable,you will hesitate.If you see yourself as unprepared,you will overthink.But when identity shifts, behaviour follows naturally.This is why reinvention is not cosmetic.It is not about changing your environment first.It is about realigning your inner narrative.Who are you becoming in this season?Not who you were.Not who you wish you were.But who you are choosing to become.Identity is the operating system.Habits are the applications.If the operating system is outdated,everything runs slowly—no matter how hard you work.This year, do not rush into new actionswithout clarifying your identity posture.Because when you become aligned,doing becomes lighter, clearer, and more effective.“As you step into the rest of your day, don’t rush into more activity.Instead, ask yourself one honest question:How am I showing up—and what needs to shift?Because the life you’re praying for and working toward is already responding to the version of you that shows up consistently.Until next time, show up well.”Reinvention does not begin with what you do. It begins with the state from which you do it. People do not primarily act their way into a new life. They enact the future permitted by their dominant state. As you go into the rest of your year, resist the urge to rush into more activity. Instead, pause and ask yourself one honest question: How am I showing up and what needs to shift? Let me know what you think in the comment session. Enjoy
