From Careers to Callings: When Work Becomes Your Identity

Published: Aug. 24, 2022, 6 a.m.

b"If you consciously or subconsciously derive your identity from your work, what happens when that work goes away? Moreover, how do we reconcile the advice we hear from everyone from Steve Jobs to Steve Aoki to \\u201cfollow our passion\\u201d (and, in case it wasn\\u2019t clear, monetize it) with the advice to also maintain some semblance of \\u201cwork/life balance\\u201d or separation between the metaphoric church and state?\\nIs it a bad thing to love your work, or is it something to strive for?\\xa0\\nMy guest this week is the impressive Nora Ali\\u2014host of Morning Brew\\u2019s Business Casual, Harvard grad with a degree in statistics and quantitative finance, former Goldman Sachs analyst, concert violinist, and current media venture founder (i.e., someone who knows a thing or two about being conventionally successful and identifying with your credentials).\\nThis week\\u2019s episode will give you a lot to chew on if you find yourself sneaking off to hammer out a few more emails after dinner.\\xa0\\n\\u2014\\nMentioned in the Episode\\n- Derek Thompson's piece, The Atlantic: https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2019/02/religion-workism-making-americans-miserable/583441/\\n- Robert Frank's piece, The Wall Street Journal: https://blogs.wsj.com/wealth/2007/03/21/the-workaholic-rich/\\n\\u2014\\nFollow Along\\n- Listen to Money with Katie here: https://www.podpage.com/money-with-katie-show/\\n- Read Money with Katie: https://moneywithkatie.com/\\n\\nFollow Money with Katie!\\n- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/moneywithkatie/\\n- Twitter: https://twitter.com/moneywithkatie\\n- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@moneywithkatie\\n\\xa0\\nSubscribe to Morning Brew\\n- Sign up for free today: https://bit.ly/morningbrewyt\\n\\nFollow The Brew!\\n- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/morningbrew/\\n- Twitter: https://twitter.com/MorningBrew\\n- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@morningbrew\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices"