IN THIS LESSON

What story do you want told?

Have you ever thought about how your name and the labels others use for you shape your identity? Sometimes, our names or titles come with expectations we didn’t choose. But what if reclaiming or redefining these “names” could reshape your path?

How can we invoke the best parts of our given and chosen ‘names’ and ‘identities’ to call out our greatness and arc our paths towards joy, abundance, and a just life?

In this lesson, we help you take ownership of your narrative by understanding—and potentially re-framing—the connections between your name, your identity, and the roles you play at work and in your life.

Together we explore topics including, but not limited to:

  • What is the origin of your name?

  • Are there any prophecies (i.e., foretellings) or etymologies (i.e., origins) that have revealed themselves about your name?

  • What about your name, your assigned titles, or you identity in fact aligns with who you are today? and what doesn’t?

  • How much of your identity is shaped by names others have given you, versus names you’ve chosen for yourself?

The Baskett family in Idaho, circa 1955. Leslie Baskett is on the far right, my namesake and great grandfather. My mom is on the far left, at age 4.

Left front: My mom, the youngest, plus her brother (Ron Jr.) and sister (Diana). Her dad Ron Sr. is directly behind her, followed by her grandmother Mamie and grandfather Leslie (back right). Leslie is my great grandfather and my namesake (Nez Perce, Idaho circa 1955).