Uncovering Your True Purpose with Wes Cate

“Who am I?”

It’s a lifelong question many of us ask ourselves.

We all have many roles and responsibilities, yet those are not the answer to the age-old question. Where do you go to unpack this question and unlock the answer to help you grow?  Wes Cate, Founder of Creatio, a company that helps senior executives lead through complexity with clarity, courage, and compassion, shares in-depth insights to help us tackle this topic, illuminating the differences between identity and purpose. 

In this episode, you’ll learn: 

• How your identity is made up (and it might not be what you think) 

• What you can do to expand your self-perception 

• Why you should remove the pressure of trying to ‘find’ an answer 

 

To claim 10% off of your first month of BetterHelp, use the code 1000STORIES here: https://betterhelp.com/1000stories

 

Jump into the conversation:

[04:42] Introducing Wes Cate

[06:51] Creativity, Entrepreneurship, and Friendship

[11:09] Over-identifying with Our Roles

[11:40] Investigating the Question “Who do you want to be?”

[14:32] Identity-Based on Love vs. Hate

[15:31] Diminishing Returns of High Performance

[16:00] Exploring the Other Sides of You

[17:41] The Value of Non-Performative Hobbies

[18:56] Finding Things to Be Bad At

[22:25] Realizing Your Resilient Identity 

[26:36] Drawing a Map of Your Identity 

[28:13] Using Personality Tests

[29:30] Continuously Realizing Your Identity 

[31:45] Practical Identity Discovery Tips 

[34:39] Writing Multiple Futures for Yourself

[39:01] Accepting vs. Building Your Identity