The Danger of the Single Story for self

When introducing ourselves, we usually go with, "Hi, I am abc's parent." or "Hi, I am abc. I head / work with abc unit at xyz company." 

This is great, because the listener really just needs a short one-item description to slot you in their brains. 

In these situations, limiting oneself to a single story is both appreciated and useful. 

But then, the problem arises. Because the modal value of these single stories becomes our own single story. 

If, 6 times out of 10, we introduce ourselves as designation, organisation, we start to believe that we are that. That description becomes the single story through which we define ourselves. 

That is where self-liming begins. And Sustains. 

But we are not a single story. None of us is. The stay-at-home mom is also a nerd, or a financial whiz, or a dancer, and a teacher. A friend, and a partner. 

The busy CEO is also a poetry lover, a nature enthusiast, a husband, and father. 

We are all so many things. 

I think it says something when we have to read a book to realise that all our dimensions need nurturing. Not just one or two. 

The second self-limiting belief we need to address is that we can only excel at one thing at a time. That is so not true. I think that our offices perpetuate that myth. They tell us that we are only this and nothing more. But we are more. And we owe it ourselves to believe that, and invest in it. 

Swati's book helps us do that. It helps us remove our own self-limiting belief. And it helps us rediscover that more aspect of our personalities. 

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