STOP making your job your identity. You’re WORTH so much MORE than a title and a salary.

Flashback to 2016. I had just gotten let go from my job. Instantly, there was no more fancy job title. I wasn't working at a snazzy office anymore. I was devasted, and I felt lost. Without my job, I felt depressed and worthless. After years of therapy, self-reflection, and growth, I realized that I felt that way because I, like so many people, attached my worth to my job. So much so that when I did lose my job, I didn't know who I was without it. It took me some time to learn who I truly am aside from what I do for a living and my title at a company. I'm a daughter, a sister, a best friend; I'm an explorer an adventurer, a thrill-seeker. I love reading, doing yoga, swimming, and taking walks on the beach. It took me 7 years to learn to separate the "career Tamika" from the "Tamika the actual person". My message for this video is this: Be careful of attaching your entire identity and self-worth to your job. You're still YOU without it.