Your Identity is More

Last night in my non-fiction creative writing class, we did this exercise where we had to write down all the various identities we have. Once we wrote this down, we got to share it with the group. What I liked about it was how much you can learn from each individual. Here’s a little about me:

Mother, Daughter, Sister, Aunt, Niece, Cousin, President, Consultant, Coach, Trainer, Client, Contractor, Facilitator, Student, Writer, Speaker, Author, Girlfriend, Immigrant, Homeowner, Partner, Yogi, Salesperson, Marketer, Blogger.

Sometimes we limit ourselves to just a few roles and especially when we are selling, we take on that “salesperson” identity but we are so much more. Here are some identities an inside salesperson can take on:

Account Manager, Technical Consultant, Sales Optimizer, Hunter, Solutions Specialist, Lead Generator, Communicator, SFA Specialist, Regional Team Member, President’s Club Member, Named Accounts Specialist, SMB Account Manager, etc.

What are all your identities?