Who Are You Without Your Company? Here's How to Separate Your Self-Worth and Identity From Business Performance.
Nicholas Leighton
created: June 11, 2025, 6 p.m. | updated: June 12, 2025, 7:01 p.m.
This all-consuming mindset can subtly push founders to believe that the health of the business is a direct reflection of their self-worth.
While these are an important part of running a healthy business, tying these metrics to your personal identity can be dangerous.
Instead, try reframing your definition of success in a way that decouples your personal worth from business performance.
Being able to separate yourself physically from the business is a great way to strengthen your non-entrepreneurial identity.
Before you know it, your social circle is entirely composed of people who share your industry, talk about the business or reinforce your work identity.
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