What happens when the title that once defined you disappears?
In the first episode of Life Between Titles, host Savan Kong reflects on what it means to exist in the space after one chapter ends and before the next one begins. It's the silence that follows a busy career, the stillness after the introductions stop including your job, and the quiet question that rises in its place: Who am I without that title?
Drawing from his own experience navigating a career transition after years leading teams across technology and government, Savan explores how waiting can feel both disorienting and deeply revealing. He shares the lessons found in stillness, the discomfort of invisibility, and the unexpected creativity that surfaces when life slows down.
This episode is about identity, patience, and rediscovering your own worth — not through what you do, but through who you are becoming.
If you're between titles, between jobs, or between versions of yourself, this story is for you. Because in the waiting, there's meaning. And in that meaning, there's possibility.
📍 Chapters
- 00:00 – Welcome to Life Between Titles
- 01:30 – Who are you without your title?
- 04:00 – The silence after the structure disappears
- 07:00 – What the job market demands of you now
- 10:00 – Asking better questions about what you actually want
- 13:00 – Resilience, creativity, and what the in-between makes possible
🔗 Resources & Links
If this episode resonated with you, here are a few tools that have helped others navigating this same space:
- 📄 Rebuilding your résumé? Teal's AI résumé builder helps you tailor applications with confidence → https://get.tealhq.com/zzNxQ7
- 🧠 Feeling the weight of the transition? Check your anxiety levels with Online-Therapy's free assessment → https://go.online-therapy.com/SHwO
- 📓 Processing the in-between? This Guided Reflection Journal is a simple place to start → https://amzn.to/4reFQSB
- 😴 Struggling with sleep during the search? This Sleep Support Supplement has helped others reset → https://amzn.to/46FciGe
Some links above are affiliate links. They cost you nothing and help support the show.
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