Worth Wandering: Earth's Quandaries Examined
Worth Wandering: Earth's Quandaries Examined
Sarah Hemmert Jensen and Brody Hoelscher
EP 7: Who Are You and What Do You Want?!? Self Identity:Part 2
34 minutes Posted Feb 4, 2021 at 7:00 pm.
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Sarah an d Brody finish talking about self identity and get personal about their own struggles. Sarah blows Brody's mind when asking him to review a photo from his Instagram account, and also offers some fun and deep games and resources to help you figure out who you are or what you want in life!

Below are the resources and games discussed in the episode:

Personality Quiz: https://www.16personalities.com/free-personality-test

Proust Questionnaire to find out your "true Nature or Identity": https://janelfline.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Reference-Proust-Questionaire-r.pdf

Identity Games:
1. Create a bucket list.

Having a bucket list will help you identify your personal and professional goals. When the daily routines of your life begin to set in, you are likely to let the days pass by without thinking too much about your long-term goals and desires.

Use a bucket list to keep yourself focused, and make an effort every day to accomplish at least one small task that will lead you towards crossing things off of your bucket list.


2. Write a regret letter. (Or just a  letter to your younger self)

Write a letter to your younger self. This is a surprisingly cathartic exercise that is more than simply listing what you wish you’d known. Tell your younger self about the regrets you’ve had in your life so far, and apologize for any mistakes that you may have made and opportunities that you let pass by.

Aside from gaining a feeling of empowerment from accepting your vulnerable younger self, your words can also help others who are in similar situations as you faced in the past. Your newfound wisdom can let readers know that they are not alone in their struggles, and provide them with advice on how to move forward.


3. FUNERAL TEST

Write your own eulogy and answer questions such as:

  • How do I want people to speak of me at my funeral?
  • What should they remember me for?
  • Which kind of person will people think I was when I’m gone?


*This exercise was made popular by Stephen Covey in his book,
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People.


4.  Instagram Activity


Pick a photo from your instagram feed that is one of your favorites. 

What is it of? Why did you want to share it? What did you hope people would like about it? Get out of it? Did people respond the way you'd like/expect?