Identity? You have the power to establish your own identity. All you have to do is to ask one, simple, question: “Who am I?”
The letter “I” in my Responsible Workbook Series makes clear the fact that our identity is defined by our actions. Decide how you will act in a given situation and you will have confirmed your identify.
Go ahead, ask yourself, “Who am I?” Right now, at this precise moment in time, who are you?
That question is more important than you might realize.
If you know the answer, chances are that you will spend the next few minutes, hours or days productively engaged in some sort of meaningful activity.
If you do not know the answer to that question, you will more than likely spend your time wandering aimlessly from one distraction to another.
In most cases, your environment will define who we are; but within that immediate environment, you will still have tremendous power to shape your identity.
A job, for example, will set goals to be achieved and boundaries within which you will work. What you choose to do within those parameters will define who you are. Are you a productive co-worker, a part of a productive team? Or are you a selfish, turf protecting drag on your organization?
A relationship will define you as a spouse or a parent. Are you present to nurture and support? Or are you in it for your own gratification, leaving the heavy lifting to others?
To make this work for you, start each day by asking yourself, “Who am I?” But don’t stop there. Next ask, “who do I want to be?”
The choice is up to you.