Identity Crisis: Why Defining Yourself by Your Career Is a Problem

17 Sep 2024

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One way to develop a healthier relationship with your career may be to visualize its end. “The party’s going to finish,” says HBS Professor and co-author (with Oprah Winfrey) of "Build the Life You Want" Arthur C. Brooks. Here are some steps you can take to mentally and emotionally prepare for the inevitable. 00:00 People in business play their own form of identity politics 01:00 Identities based on fear (of death) 01:50 What to do: a death meditation 03:30 A 9-part meditation you can try "Build the Life You Want": https://www.amazon.com/Build-Life-You-Want-Science/dp/0593545400 Books, tools, and more: store.hbr.org Follow us: https://hbr.org/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/harvard-business-review/ https://www.facebook.com/HBR/ https://twitter.com/HarvardBiz https://www.instagram.com/harvard_business_review Sign up for Newsletters: https://hbr.org/email-newsletters #HarvardBusinessReview #YourCareer #Career #Identity #Happiness #Job #Work #Business #Harvard #HarvardBusinessSchool Copyright © 2024 Harvard Business School Publishing. All rights reserved.

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