It can be all too easy to unconsciously define ourselves by our careers. I'm a "doctor," an "artist," a "founder," an "engineer"...
In a lot of ways our careers do reflect a lot about who we are and can give us an incredible amount of personal purpose. But at the end of the day, you are not an [insert role]. You are [insert name].
When our career becomes too conflated with our identity, two things happen:
1. We tie our sense of worth and success to our career.
2. We fail to invest in who we are as humans.
Instead of asking "What do you want to be when you grow up?" ask yourself ”Who do you want to be when you grow up?" Define yourself from there.
