You can’t control who they think you are. You can control who shows up tomorrow.

Your reputation lives in other people’s heads, which means you do not get to edit it directly. Arguing with a version of yourself that somebody else is holding tends to strengthen it. What is genuinely yours is what you do next, repeatedly, in front of whoever is around. That is slower, and it is the only thing that has ever actually changed anyone’s mind.

Pick one behavior that contradicts the version you dislike and do it consistently for a month without pointing at it. On time, if you are known for being late. Some people will update and some will not, and you stop waiting for them to.