i’ll be honest. i currently enjoy having the time to cook a variety of delectables that i see on america’s test kitchen, make sure all the laundry is done, clean the bathroom, practice the viola, and get caught up on battlestar gallactica. these are definitely things i didn’t have the time to do only a few weeks ago. but, in the long run, i don’t know if that’s going to be enough.

until recently, i oversaw approx. 20 people and supporting one of the largest auto manufacturers in the world. those were some of the things i liked about it. and they paid me well for it. in previous jobs, i had such a sense of pride negotiating with digital publishers and creating unique and interesting digital campaigns. it was exciting, and it was ego boosting.

my friends tell me that i need to find a new sense of pride and not identify who i am with what i do. i don’t disagree, but it’s how i’ve identified myself for so long, at least in my own head.

before, i was an associate director. i directed people and teams. i was in charge of their success and failure, on the front line, with the client. that’s who i was.

so, now, who am i?

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