Mantra with Jemma Sbeg I Am More Than My Job
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Aug 4, 2025 This discussion centers around the mantra 'I Am More Than My Job,' challenging the societal norm of tying self-worth to professional roles. It highlights the importance of balancing work with personal passions, encouraging listeners to embrace a multi-hyphenate identity. The conversation explores rediscovering hobbies and interests outside of work, and emphasizes setting boundaries to cultivate a richer, more fulfilling life. Reflective prompts inspire a deeper connection with one’s true self and aspirations beyond career achievements.
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Work Shapes Identity By Time
- Occupational identity naturally grows because we spend huge amounts of time at work and it becomes a social shorthand for who we are.
- That fusion makes job titles feel like core identity even when other identity facets exist.
Jobs Became Social Currency
- Work acts as social currency because people ask about jobs first, not hobbies or passions.
- That emphasis encourages occupational identity to eclipse relational, creative, and cultural identities.
The Dream Job Trap
- The 'dream job' ideal links self-fulfillment to career and raises the stakes of work as identity.
- That connection can collapse self-worth into job performance and create vulnerability to setbacks.