Fitness is Identity. Not Motivation
Become Someone for Whom Being Fit Is As Automatic as Showing Up to The First Tee
Most people already know what to do to stay healthy. Drink water. Eat cleaner. Move your
body.
Knowledge isn’t the problem.
The problem is depending on motivation.
“I’ll work out when I feel motivated.”
“I’ll start training when the season begins.”
Whether your goal is better health, more power in your swing or longevity in the game,
nothing changes if you only train when you feel like it.
The Truth About Motivation
It comes and goes. It is there on Monday, gone by Thursday. It shows up when life is easy
and disappears when pressure, travel, or fatigue hits.
What needs to change is your identity.
The reason why you haven’t reached your goals is because you keep chasing them as
outcomes, instead of embodying them as part of who you are. You still see fitness as
something you achieve, not something you live. And as long as it stays outside who you
are, it will always be negotiable.
So the loop continues: Start → Try → Slip → Quit → Repeat.
Identity Over Motivation
Motivation asks: Do I feel like training today?
Identity asks: What would the disciplined version of me do today?
Once you decide you are someone who trains, even when you are tired, busy or on the
road, everything shifts. You stop negotiating with yourself. It stops being about willpower.
It becomes alignment.
You do not ask if you are motivated to brush your teeth. You do it because it is part of who
you are. Fitness can become just as automatic.
How Identity Is Built
Identity isn’t found. It’s built.
Every time you train you cast a vote for the person you’re becoming. The more votes you
cast, the stronger and more believable that identity becomes.
Not “I want to be fit.”
But “I am a fit person. Therefore I train.”
That’s when it sticks. That’s when discipline starts to feel natural, not forced.
Take This With You
You don’t need more motivation.
You don’t need another plan.
You need a new identity, proven one day at a time.
Every workout is a vote.
Every round of golf is a vote.
Not just for your body, but for the person you have decided to be.
Most people already know what to do to stay healthy. Drink water. Eat cleaner. Move your
body.
Knowledge isn’t the problem.
The problem is depending on motivation.
“I’ll work out when I feel motivated.”
“I’ll start training when the season begins.”
Whether your goal is better health, more power in your swing or longevity in the game,
nothing changes if you only train when you feel like it.
The Truth About Motivation
It comes and goes. It is there on Monday, gone by Thursday. It shows up when life is easy
and disappears when pressure, travel, or fatigue hits.
What needs to change is your identity.
The reason why you haven’t reached your goals is because you keep chasing them as
outcomes, instead of embodying them as part of who you are. You still see fitness as
something you achieve, not something you live. And as long as it stays outside who you
are, it will always be negotiable.
So the loop continues: Start → Try → Slip → Quit → Repeat.
Identity Over Motivation
Motivation asks: Do I feel like training today?
Identity asks: What would the disciplined version of me do today?
Once you decide you are someone who trains, even when you are tired, busy or on the
road, everything shifts. You stop negotiating with yourself. It stops being about willpower.
It becomes alignment.
You do not ask if you are motivated to brush your teeth. You do it because it is part of who
you are. Fitness can become just as automatic.
How Identity Is Built
Identity isn’t found. It’s built.
Every time you train you cast a vote for the person you’re becoming. The more votes you
cast, the stronger and more believable that identity becomes.
Not “I want to be fit.”
But “I am a fit person. Therefore I train.”
That’s when it sticks. That’s when discipline starts to feel natural, not forced.
Take This With You
You don’t need more motivation.
You don’t need another plan.
You need a new identity, proven one day at a time.
Every workout is a vote.
Every round of golf is a vote.
Not just for your body, but for the person you have decided to be.
About Ingrid
Ingrid Heyerdahl embodies the philosophy that true success is incomplete without health. Born in Brazil to a Norwegian father and Macanese mother, and raised in Norway, she carries a unique blend of cultural perspectives that shape her global outlook on wellness and identity.
As Golf Inspired’s Health & Fitness Brand Ambassador, Ingrid shares her body-first, identity-based approach to wellness, reinforcing the mission to inspire excellence both on and off the course.