What do you say when people ask, “So, what do you do?”
It’s such a loaded question. In our culture, we often associate what we do for work with who we are, first and foremost.
Chapter 6 of the book Lean Out: A Professional Woman’s Guide to Finding Authentic Work-Life Balance challenges this all-to-common question and answer. I find the alternative view so freeing…
As a human, you are here to simply BE – not to DO. The doing is secondary.
Chapter 6 also emphasizes the importance of authenticity, in work and in life. When you approach your work with authenticity, others will be drawn to your endeavors and want to support you naturally.
Have a listen to the chapter below, and let me know what you think!
Listen to the end, and I will take you on a journey to somewhere you probably haven’t been in quite a while: your childhood.
Lean Out Podcast: Micropractice with Kara Pepper