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When Your Work Starts Defining You (Finding Your Identity Beyond What You Do)

Jola Ajelabi Episode 62

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Have you ever felt like your work is becoming your identity?

In this special Workers’ Day episode of Jola Speaks, we explore a deeply personal and often overlooked struggle—the emotional attachment to the work we do and how it can begin to define who we are.

From careers to ministry, leadership roles to personal projects, it’s easy to pour yourself into what you build… until it quietly becomes your identity.

But what happens when you have to let it go?

This episode will help you:

- Recognise when your work is starting to define you
- Understand why letting go can feel so painful
- Reconnect your identity back to God, not your role
- Learn how to serve faithfully without losing yourself in the process

If you’ve ever struggled with detaching from your work, your title, or what you’ve built—this message will speak directly to you.

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