As Jody says it’s an art in itself to switch systems, and I find that women entrepreneurs (especially mothers) often face a couple of choices in this persona switch.
1. Maintain different identities and worlds. Keep ‘em distinct. As one CEO of a multi National told me she says goodbye to her home/personal self in the car. She gets out as her professional self. This role compartmentalisation is one way. In this CEO’s case she is experimenting with number 2 strategy ⬇️
2. Integrating identities and being one self. The idea that we are who we are wherever we are and whoever we’re with. There’s oodles to this, where to begin?!
As an ambitious entrepreneur, consultant and mum of ten Ive needed to grapple with this a lot. It’s fab to see discussion about it!
I enjoyed reading this Jasmine. 🙏🏻
As Jody says it’s an art in itself to switch systems, and I find that women entrepreneurs (especially mothers) often face a couple of choices in this persona switch.
1. Maintain different identities and worlds. Keep ‘em distinct. As one CEO of a multi National told me she says goodbye to her home/personal self in the car. She gets out as her professional self. This role compartmentalisation is one way. In this CEO’s case she is experimenting with number 2 strategy ⬇️
2. Integrating identities and being one self. The idea that we are who we are wherever we are and whoever we’re with. There’s oodles to this, where to begin?!
As an ambitious entrepreneur, consultant and mum of ten Ive needed to grapple with this a lot. It’s fab to see discussion about it!
I’ve only just seen but thanks for your comment and sharing this. Appreciate it.
Stepping in and out of different SYSTEMS is a total mastery in itself. It’s great to read your perspective
Thank you for sharing!