How we curate our past shapes our present and future.
At the center of the Leadership Circle Profile is the word IDENTITY.
Increasingly, the focus of my LCP debriefs leads toward the concept of Narrative Identity - how someone’s ongoing and evolving story of self can constrain or expand who they are becoming.
In the comments below, I’ll link an article from The Atlantic that explores the psychology of the stories we tell ourselves about ourselves.
You can also google Dan McAdams at Northwestern University, one of the leading researchers on the topic. Appreciation to my friend Steve Athey for introducing me to this work.