“Who am I?”
It’s a lifelong question many of us ask ourselves.
We all have many roles and responsibilities, yet those are not the answer to the age-old question. Where do you go to unpack this question and unlock the answer to help you grow? Wes Cate, Founder of Creatio, a company that helps senior executives lead through complexity with clarity, courage, and compassion, shares in-depth insights to help us tackle this topic, illuminating the differences between identity and purpose.
In this episode, you’ll learn:
How your identity is made up (and it might not be what you think)
What you can do to expand your self-perception
Why you should remove the pressure of trying to ‘find’ an answer
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Jump into the conversation:
[04:42] Introducing Wes Cate
[06:51] Creativity, Entrepreneurship, and Friendship
[11:09] Over-identifying with Our Roles
[11:40] Investigating the Question “Who do you want to be?”
[14:32] Identity-Based on Love vs. Hate
[15:31] Diminishing Returns of High Performance
[16:00] Exploring the Other Sides of You
[17:41] The Value of Non-Performative Hobbies
[18:56] Finding Things to Be Bad At
[22:25] Realizing Your Resilient Identity
[26:36] Drawing a Map of Your Identity
[28:13] Using Personality Tests
[29:30] Continuously Realizing Your Identity
[31:45] Practical Identity Discovery Tips
[34:39] Writing Multiple Futures for Yourself
[39:01] Accepting vs. Building Your Identity