Sup’ Fool.
Who are you? #HitChaWithThatDeepDeep
Oh, okay, so we’re getting spiritual up in here- no.
I don’t know about you, but even without wanting to, my mind whips out the mental resume of my accomplishments, things I’ve done, and ways I’ve acted, to answer this question.
While it feels amazing to have a career that not only suits me but one I’m passionate about- I stay careful. See, I already went through the classic millennial identity crisis. I know what awaits us when we over-identify with the wrong things.
When I defined myself solely as the person who wins, every loss became unbearably painful.
You can’t be what you do, because you can’t do forever.
You can’t be things you’ve done, because you might not anymore.
You are who you are, and that can’t be taken from you. #BARSaf
Identify with skills, mindset, attitude, all internal and all developed. That’s the key. Ironically, when I focused on developing these- I inevitably got a career that suited how I saw myself.
I’m not my career. Neither are you. It’s easy to end up seeing ourselves as the roles we play, but thats just a role. No matter how much we enjoy them- all is temporary.
We can all lose these things.
And when we do, who are you then?
I used to naively think that when I found my passion/ calling I wouldn’t have to intentionally develop myself. I’d become everything I was meant to, automatically.
Stupid.
You can never stop.
The only thing in your control is your mind. So the thing I’ve decided to take pride in is my mind, attitude, and approach to the world.
That’s all I control.
Everything else, its just part of my movie, and I embrace each moment.
#StayFoolish
Comments are closed.