Whether we like it or not, we have been reared in a society that conditions us to tie our identity and our worth to our job. 

In this episode, we go deep on identity, the most foundational piece of building a fluid career. Before we can talk about how to wield time, money, or skills, we have to talk about how you see yourself. Because that self-concept shapes the opportunities you give yourself permission to go for.

We’ll explore three perspective shifts that can fundamentally change how you see yourself professionally: moving from perpetual employee to career owner, from a single professional identity to many, and from rigid self-presentation to what I'm calling "contextual authenticity." 

We also get practical with a framework called "Jobs to Be Done", a way of understanding what each role or project in your life is actually doing for you so you can embrace your work ecosystem for the multi-purposed system that it is. 

Along the way, you'll hear from multi-hyphenates who've stopped forcing themselves into one rigid box and discovered that they can conceive of themselves in a more flexible and forgiving way. 

Resources:

• Get the IDENTITY guide here
• Get a FREE download of The Fluid Career Book
• ⁠Get the Fluid Career Checks and Balances Guide⁠ to see how fluid your career already is and get tips on how to make it even more resilient.