12 LESSONS LEARNED – OCTOBER No. 10

12 LESSONS LEARNED IN 2021 OCTOBER: titles and identity Hi, I’m Anna Jelen, and I am a …. well, what am I? It was in October when my self-doubts almost got me to the ground. Do you know why? Because I thought I didn’t own my titles anymore. And I had many! I was The Time Expert. I was a keynote speaker. And I was a podcaster. But a lot had happened last year, and suddenly I thought: Is the name time expert out of date? I had not given a speech in 1.5 years due to Corona; was I still a keynote speaker? And I was not too fond of the title podcaster. On a long walk in the Swedish woods, I understood: there is work to do Annapanna. Are we having an identity problem here?That’s when I started to work on this topic and today I publish this lesson learned about titles and identity. A little outtake: “So there we are, back to the titles. What is my conclusion? It’s about the balance. Job titles can be important for some of us; they can support and outline what we do. They can give us a kind of direction. And I think to some amount, we have to accept to be conditioned by titles, labels and tags. And I know how it feels when the ego gets a title it likes. It makes you grow an inch taller, and it might help you with your confidence. But I would try never to forget the question: “At the end of the day, does it matter?” I see that I am happy and liberated since I do not overthink this title stuff. I know who I am without any titles. But my self-reflection on this topic was so important to be more confident with my identity, even when titles fall away or become obsolete – there might be new ones as well. We should never stop asking: Who am I right now.“ Enjoy the whole episode, it takes only 10 minutes to listen. Let me know what you think about this. Cheers, AnnA By the way; please subscribe to the Newsletter and in the future, you will get all the audio versions also in written form. The Member’s Club CHECK IT OUT How about some hashtags for once: #psychology #speakyourtruth #speakout #breakthestigma #intentionalliving #sayno #chooseyou #chooseyourself #boundaries #boundariesarehealthy #pleasure #life #strong #happy #healthy #peace #harmony #mindset #powerofthemind #winner #mindshift #selfgrowthjourney #liveyourpurpose #mindsetiskey #positiveminds #motivationeveryday #gratitudeattitude #trustyourjourney #pursueyourpassion #purposedrivenlife #abundancemindset #personaldevelopment