{"id":2874,"date":"2025-07-02T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-02T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/migmatit.se\/?p=2874"},"modified":"2025-06-30T09:41:02","modified_gmt":"2025-06-30T07:41:02","slug":"berattelsen-bakom-etiketten","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/migmatit.se\/en\/berattelsen-bakom-etiketten\/","title":{"rendered":"The Story Behind the Label"},"content":{"rendered":"

Leadership begins with the story you tell yourself.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you and I were sitting across from each other, maybe with a cup of coffee or tea in hand,
I\u2019d be curious about:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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How do you speak to yourself \u2013 especially when no one else is listening?<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Not the polished version you say in meetings.
But the voice that shows up when you're tired.
When you\u2019ve been challenged.
Or right before you hit send on something that feels a bit too bold.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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What do you call yourself then?<\/strong>
And just out of curiosity \u2014 where did that come from?<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

\ud83d\udd0d The Labels We Carry<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Years ago, I quietly started calling myself \u201cjunior.\u201d
Not in my job title. Not on LinkedIn.
But in my own head.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That label helped me at first \u2014 it gave me space to ask questions, to try, to learn.
But over time, I outgrew it.
Not because I still wanted to stay curious or keep learning new things. It had more to do with how it gradually turned into a way of minimizing myself.
And yet\u2026 I kept wearing it.
Long after I had earned trust. Led teams. Taken senior roles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Have you ever outgrown a story about yourself \u2014 but kept telling it anyway?<\/strong>
What internal script are you still repeating, even though it might no longer be true?<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

\ud83d\udcac The Mirror Moment<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

I was challenged by a mentor who, directly but kindly, asked:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cWhy do you keep calling yourself junior?\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

I froze. Because I hadn\u2019t even noticed I\u2019d said it \u2014 again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It made me pause and ask:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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What exactly am I comparing myself to?<\/strong>
Whose definition of \u2018qualified\u2019 am I measuring myself by?<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

And more importantly:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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What would it mean to define my own value \u2014 based on who I am and what I bring?<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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\ud83d\udee0\ufe0f Reflection as a Leadership Practice<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Even now, years later, I still return to this moment.
Because the old stories? They sneak back in.
Especially when we compare. When we\u2019re stretched. When we doubt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That\u2019s why I keep reflecting.
To remember who I am.
To re-anchor in what success looks like for me<\/strong> \u2014 not someone else.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, let me pass the mirror to you:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u2728 Journal Prompts for Honest Reflection<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

You don\u2019t need to answer all of them. Just pick the one that nudges something inside you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n