I Didn’t Recognize the Man in the Mirror

When the company let me go, I realized I had no idea who I was without the title. I’d spent twenty years being what everyone needed. Rebuilding meant asking a terrifying question for the first time: what do I actually want? I’m still answering it. But for the first time, the answer is mine.

— Marcus

Sit With This

Who would you be if no one was watching and nothing was expected?


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