Recently, Netflix added one of my favorite shows of all time, Suits. In medical school, I used to binge that show with my precious free time constantly. I had plenty of TV to watch between White Collar, Suits, and Scrubs, which was mindless entertainment.
This story really speaks to me and I see it in a lot of my clients when they retire. They have no identity outside of their profession or business. No relationship with spouse , children or fiends or even hobbies. They come back looking for more work. It’s also hard to make changes when you have reached success when you come from nothing as you are always in fear of losing it all tomorrow.
Great writing and story … professional success becoming ‘the’ identity is very common especially among people that make big leaps via their hard work … but has also big downsides indeed, both actual as time goes by but also down the road later … finding that balance is hard but possible … thank you!
This story really speaks to me and I see it in a lot of my clients when they retire. They have no identity outside of their profession or business. No relationship with spouse , children or fiends or even hobbies. They come back looking for more work. It’s also hard to make changes when you have reached success when you come from nothing as you are always in fear of losing it all tomorrow.
Great writing and story … professional success becoming ‘the’ identity is very common especially among people that make big leaps via their hard work … but has also big downsides indeed, both actual as time goes by but also down the road later … finding that balance is hard but possible … thank you!