The One About Your Identity

What is your identity? Your identity is who you are or the characteristics that determine what you are.

To know your identity, you should ask yourself these questions?

How do I define myself?

What do I tie my identity to?

What happens when I lose those things.

People define themselves by several factors and attach their identity to those factors. For some people, their identity lies in their accomplishments. Oftentimes, when you go for job interviews and you’re asked the famous “tell me about yourself” question you are expected to talk about your educational qualifications, experiences, and past accomplishments in your career. Examples include “I am the wealthiest woman alive”, “I am the only black Executive in my company”, I am the CEO of a Fortune 500 company”, “I am the fastest man alive”, “I am a Nobel Laureate” etc.

For some other people, their identity lies in their wealth and net worth. For others it’s in their relationships — I am Mrs “so and so”, I am the daughter or son of “so and so”, I am married to “so and so”, I am best friends with “so and so”, I am the parent of “so and so”. For some their identity lies in their looks and body, while for others, it lies in their reputation or their fame.