e.g. if you work on cars and are known as “the mechanic” to what extent does this identity define you? Could the same “you’ also paint pictures and, at times, identify with the idea of being “the artist”. Are “the artist” and “the mechanic” mutually exclusive?
Are you so sick of being identified as “the mechanic” that this identity must be dropped? Is money involved? Will those around you allow you to not be “the mechanic”? Does this freak them out? What bearing does this have on you? Have you gotten to the point that you don’t care. To feel honest with yourself…feel “authentic”…is it important for your audience, i.e. your relationships, to embrace the new you?
