Your Purpose Driven Life
Coach Daniel Anderson
Spiritual Identity Coach
A REFLECTION AND PRACTICAL EXERCISE
Throughout our lives, we take on different roles. Some we choose, while others develop through our upbringing, relationships, careers, and the expectations of people around us. Over time, those roles become so familiar that we begin to think of them as who we are.
I've come to understand how much those roles can influence the relationship we have with ourselves, including what we believe about ourselves, what we allow ourselves to want, and the decisions we make.
I created this reflection to help you take a closer look at that relationship. Inside, you'll find four questions that can help you recognize where your roles may be influencing your choices and begin understanding what matters to you beyond them.
Role vs. Identity
Your life has been on autopilot, without even noticing it.
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Role vs. Identity
Your life has been on autopilot, without even noticing it.
How Much of Who We Are Comes From the Roles We've Learned to Play?
I think most of us can look back at our lives and recognize times when we made choices because we believed they were expected of us. We wanted to make someone proud, avoid disappointing people, or simply do what seemed like the responsible thing at the time.
There's nothing necessarily wrong with those choices. But when we continue making them without questioning whether they still reflect what matters to us, we can gradually lose touch with our own wants, needs, and values.
I believe understanding that difference is an important part of rebuilding the relationship we have with ourselves.
What's Inside the Reflection:
I've included four questions that I encourage you to spend some time with.
What does my career say about who I am?
A closer look at how the work we do can become connected to how we measure our worth.
What am I afraid would happen if I walked away from this role?
An opportunity to consider the practical concerns and personal expectations that influence our decisions.
If nobody had an opinion about my decision, what would I want to do?
A chance to recognize how much weight we give to other people's approval.
What is one thing I want from my life that my current role isn't giving me?
A way to identify something that matters to you and consider one small step toward it.