If our identity is found in what people think about us, we strive for popularity and approval. If our identity is in our performance, we strive for perfection or achievement. Everyday we live our lives out of the identity we have assumed. In fact, who we are, or what we think about ourselves, or even what others say about us, often determines our behavior. Word have power to shape the very core of who we are. Others, maybe what people say about them and have spoken into their life. Most people, probably define themselves by what they do. Most students wrote nicknames or what they do (football player, drum major, student). I wrote “Dad” on my name tag because it is an identity I feel a lot of pride in right now. Responses, of course, were all over the board. We asked our students to do the same exercise last night at Crave. Seems simple, however in this case, you have to write something OTHER than your name to identify who you are. Imagine you walk into a room and you had to fill out one of those, “Hello, my name is…” stickers.
