5 Reasons Why "Who You Are" Really Matters

It's not about. . .

. . . a title. That's the role an organization says you're supposed to play. And that can change in a fleeting moment.

This is about who you really are.

Why is that so important?

1. Who You Are determines How you are.

2. How You Are determines the quality and depth of your relationships.

3. The quality and depth of your relationships  determine your ability to mobilize your people--workers, family, or friends--in time of need.

4. The quality of your relationships  determine  the breadth and depth of help you'll receive in your time of need.

5. Who You Are determines your brand while you're alive and your legacy afterward.

Take time today to build a firm foundation that won't shake and crack with the first sign of adversity.

I hope that provides at least 5 good reasons for action.

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Comments

[ellen weber]

What a great look at Intrapersonal intelligence here steve, and a reminder to reflect on each of these five points today to see a few shots at new growth! Thanks for the post to get us thinking on that one.

[peter vajda]

Hi Steve,

Then, again, there's who you are, really, i.e., the true, real and vulnerable person and the "who you THINK you are" person, i.e., the fake, phony, persona, self-image, actor...often times the latter is the one showing up as opposed to the former. The choice of who it is that's showing up can and will make all the difference in relationship.

[Steve Roesler]

Ah, yes, Peter, so true.

As you can imagine by now, my reference was to the "true" you.

The other "you" will ultimately crack under pressure or simply not provide the firm foundation alluded to in the post.

Thank you for that reminder...

[peter vajda]

Hi Steve, you suggested "As you can imagine by now, my reference was to the "true" you. The other "you" will ultimately crack under pressure or simply not provide the firm foundation alluded to in the post."

Another perspective: Even the "true, real" person can crack under pressure when one is not in balance or harmony, which happens. The difference here is that the true and real person who cracks will own it, look for lessons learned and seek answers from inside; the fake and phony will blame and come from a victim consciousness, looking for all the external scapegoats (it, her, him, them...) without being self-responsible.

[Josh Simmons]

This post resonates with me, I'm very much a proponent of personal branding, not as an extension of yourself, but as an exemplification of yourself and who you want to be, if that makes any sense whatsoever.

After having worked closely with a marketing and branding guru I learned a lot of strategies for building brands in small organizations, which was great, because they were easy to translate to strategies for building my own brand.

You identify desired prominent characteristics, set quantifiable and attainable goals (long and short term) that are in line with these characteristics, and then you go from there asking yourself every step of the way if a certain decision or action is in line with said goals. It's not just a way to run your professional life, it's a way to run your entire life.

But then again, no one formula is universal when it comes to people :).

[Steve Roesler]

Josh, I like how you just rolled with that explanation.

It tells me that you really "got it" as a result of your quest. When you used the word "exemplification," it set off some bells. That description says more about branding than almost any other single word I've seen associated with it.

Some people work at building a persona. Exemplification says that a person knows who they are and walks through personal and professional life being just that.