007: What Is Your Thing?

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Have you ever stopped to think about what other people know you for, or what about yourself you want to portray to everyone else? In this episode, we investigate topics on identity that boil down to one question: What is your thing? Tune in and find out why that might be a difficult question to answer, as we look into who and what defines us, and how to take control of that process.

In This Episode…

What Is Your Thing??

• 3 common types of answers to this question (1:42)
• Discovering interests and claiming your thing (3:22)
• How to deal with things you can't control to shape who you are for the better (5:37)

What Are You Known For?

• Bernard on his personal brand (7:18)
  • sushi wit bae as a dank projection of identity (9:00)
• Bernard's thing as viewed by others (10:40)
• Sidney on internet fame and blurring the lines with his personal brand (13:11)

How Others See You vs. How You See Yourself

• What having a thing is useful for and why others want to know that about you (15:38)
• Challenging common things that define us (17:00)
• Self-actualization and what it's all for (18:50)
• One possibility of what things truly define your identity (20:22)

Closing the Gap: How to Make What You Want Your Thing

• The most important pre-requisite to having a thing at all (21:12)
• Bernard on his unconventional ideal things to be known for (22:00)
• What to do if you don't have an answer to the question of this episode (24:02)
• Final advice and next steps to take to reach an answer (26:31)

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