E198: Who Are You Beyond What You Do? Learning to See Your Own Worth

Send us Fan Mail If you can list everyone else’s strengths in seconds but freeze when someone names yours, you’re not broken, you’re patterned. I’m Cynthia Jamieson, and I’m pulling apart the quiet system so many of us live inside: measuring self-worth by output, usefulness, titles, and being the person everyone counts on. I share what decades in leadership and human resources taught me about identity and work, and I tell a personal story about my dad that still has me pause. When a role disappears, what happens to the way we see ourselves? We talk about how fear can run the show from backstage like a trapdoor, why “capable” can turn into captivity, and how overworking, people-pleasing, undercharging, and staying too long are often symptoms of one deeper belief: I have to earn my value. Then we get practical. I connect self-worth and self-trust, and I offer simple practices you can try this week: noticing where you dismiss yourself, asking “Who am I beyond what I do?”, borrowing trusted people’s eyes, and building evidence you can return to when doubt gets loud. I'm also inviting you to my small-group beta coaching space, The Unseen Path, created for highly capable people who sense a shift and want support seeing themselves clearly. Stick around for a bonus episode on October 31 with mindset coach Zadra Rose Ibañez, plus a question I haven’t been able to shake. Subscribe, share this with someone who needs it, and leave a review so more people can find the path back to themselves. Support the show Please rate and review with your honest opinion. Subscribe and share with your colleagues especially if you have worked with me and found value in the work we’ve done together.  Connect with me in my favourite places, LinkedIn and Instagram and my website is:  https://www.cynthiajamiesoncoach.ca/ Book a FREE Call to Explore Coaching Join the Free Community Join the Membership  Make it a great week! Cynthia Jamieson 🧡🌱 Leadership Coach | Creator of The Self-Trust Arc™ | Intuitive Intelligence® Guide | 🎙️ Host | Helping Leaders Lead From Self-Trust, Presence, and Truth