My business partner and I built our company around our shared identity as 'outsiders' in our industry, but as we've become more successful, I'm struggling with whether I'm still the same person who started this journey or if success has changed me in ways I don't recognize. We both seem to be questioning who we are now compared to who we were, but we haven't talked about it directly.
More people experience this than they realize.
Professional success is challenging a partnership's shared identity narrative, creating uncertainty about personal authenticity and relational continuity.
“Where Are You with Who am I — the foundational question?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.