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March 3, 2025 10 mins

If you lost every label—your job title, gender, background, political identity—who would be left?

From the moment we’re born, we’re assigned labels. Smart one, troublemaker, athlete, quiet one. These labels shape how we see ourselves and, more importantly, how we allow others to define us. But at some point, we have to ask: Are these labels actually true, or have we just accepted them as fact?

In this episode of The Andrea Leigh Show, we break down: 🔹 Where labels come from and why we cling to them 🔹 How labels become self-fulfilling prophecies (for better or worse) 🔹 Why people resist change—especially when it challenges the version of you they’re comfortable with 🔹 The “just” trap—how we minimize ourselves without realizing it 🔹 How to stop defining yourself by what you are and start defining yourself by what you do

💡 Challenge: Write down five labels you’ve carried. Cross out the ones that no longer serve you. What’s left? And more importantly, who are you without them?

🚀 Subscribe, share, and tag someone who needs to hear this! Let’s talk—drop a comment or DM me. What’s one label you’re ready to let go of?

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