The Identity Question: What Happens When Your Job Isn't Your Job Anymore?
There's a moment in coaching when someone asks, "What if I don't know what to do with myself?" They're not really asking about activities. They're asking about identity. After three decades of emails, meetings, targets, and titles — the scaffolding that held your daily purpose — it all stops.
That's actually the most important moment. It's uncomfortable, sure. But it's also honest. And it's where real discovery begins. Purpose coaching works backward from that discomfort. We don't start with what you should do. We start with who you actually are when the job title gets removed.
Most people discover they're not actually the person they thought they were at work. You've been playing a role — competently, probably very well. But retirement asks a different question: What role do you want to play when you're choosing it for yourself?
