Accomplishments != Identity
Throughout my childhood, I did rather well in academics (I sucked in sports though). I performed consistently well across primary school, high school, college and my first job. So much so that it became part of my identity. I was the guy who did well among peers.
When I joined Thoughtworks, I was among peers who were in a different class than me in every possible way (and were very humble about it). And my sense of identity came crashing down on me. I didn't know who I was anymore and it took me 8 months to learn who I was again.
If you are someone like me, let my story serve as a warning. Don't let your accomplishments define your identity and don't let your failures destroy it. Instead learn from them both and make your own happiness.
About the author
Senior Application Developer and Full Stack Engineer at Thoughtworks with almost a decade of experience working primarily as a Backend & DevOps Engineer. I've worked on Ruby & C# projects and am currently working on a Python one. I am an AWS Certified Solutions Architect and an Oracle Certified Cloud Infrastructure Architect at an Associate level. I also have reasonable experience working on GCP, primarily with Google Kubernetes Engine.
I'm also an aspiring public speaker who likes to give talks on soft skills and tech.
I also write blogs on various psychological aspects of work primarily to improve teamwork & interpersonal skills.
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Join the discussionI can relate to this article Mohamed. It is also happened to me.
I hope you found the support you needed when you went through this
