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Who are you without your job?
How to build an identity seperate from your job.
Who would you be without your job?
Many people struggle with this question, yet it remains important to consider. It’s even more relevant if your self-esteem depends on your professional life. You may be a person who aspires to be the professional, someone who wears their job on them as proudly as a medal, and you know what, I don’t blame them.
We work hard for our careers, and depending on them, it may take some of us months if not years to even get it. All those nights spent studying, neglecting our relationships, all to focus on the pursuit of our dreams are an incredibly hard thing to do.
However, we do it because we know that without those sacrifices, we will never get to where we need to be. If you want to go to places you’ve never been before, you must be ready to go alone for a while. The most rewarding things are usually the hardest to earn and sometimes require all of your energy and focus.
Conversely, although pursuing a passion and maintaining an intense focus on it for a long time is excellent, what occurs when that becomes your sole focus? What happens when you realize that the temporary habit of putting off your life for the sake of an aspirational career didn’t stop once you finally obtained it?
