As silly as this may sound, how do I learn to let “work be work” and not let it be my source of identity?

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Nope ... I love owning my own business... it will always be my core identity

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5, 2 advisors, a CPA, a sales assistant and my son who is studying to be an advisor but in the meantime helps where needed

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Get a hobby that you identify with. You could either be 100% identified by your work, or 70% work / 30% tennis champion or whatever. People will still largely see you as a business person but they now also know you as something else, too. It doesn’t dilute your business, makes you more than you are

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Ask a millennial!!! They are better at it than any prior generation.

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