Who Are You – And Do You Know Your Story?

Just the other day, a bank manager asked me this question, and I was caught off guard.

I was having a full day. Running on empty. Focused on getting in and out. And then, unexpectedly, someone asked me a simple question:

Who are you — and what’s your story?

In that moment, everything slowed down.

As I began answering, something shifted. Not because I was telling my story, but because I was hearing myself reflect on it. What I’d lived. What I’d learned. What I was building toward.

The conversation became energizing. Clarifying. Grounding.

What stood out most wasn’t the exchange itself, but the way thoughtful listening created space for insight. When someone asks the right questions and actually listens, clarity has a way of surfacing.

That’s not accidental. It’s intentional.

Questions like:

• Who am I becoming in this season?

• What do my experiences say about what I value?

• What do people consistently come to me for?

• Where am I aligned — and where am I resisting change?

These aren’t questions we answer once. They evolve as we do.

It’s easy to move through life executing, producing, responding — rarely pausing long enough to reflect. But self-awareness is not a luxury. It’s leadership.

Knowing your story isn’t about self-promotion.
It’s about self-understanding.

When you’re clear about who you are, how you show up changes. Decisions become simpler. Conversations deepen. Direction sharpens.

Sometimes clarity comes from solitude.
Sometimes it comes from being asked a question you didn’t expect.

The value isn’t in the telling.
It’s in the knowing.

Peace & blessings,
Robin