Are You Who You Want to Be?
How Knowing Your Identity
Lets You Live Your True Purpose
The latest book by author and leadership coach Damian Gerke
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“Who am I?”
It’s a question most people ask themselves, but very few know how to answer it.
Now there’s a way to discover the answer. Finally, you can stop experimenting at finding yourself and start living on purpose.
The Books
Are You Who You Want to Be
Best for those who appreciate the power of story
Written as a narrative non-fiction
A thought-provoking exploration of identity
Begins with the problem: our longing for identity
Journeys to the solution: a Jesus-centered identity
Print, eBook and (planned) audio-book versions
The Field Guide
Best for those looking for clarity and application
Written as a workbook for individual or group study
An actionable and accountable resource
Begins with the solution: a Jesus-centered identity
Shows how to practice a Jesus-like identity
Print version, with an identity mapping process
(see Resources below)
Identity Resources
The Identity Mapping Process
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This is a downloadable version of the process included in The Field Guide. To get the most out of it, you’ll want to purchase The Field Guide—but you don’t have to.
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It’s for an intentional time of reflection on who you’ve been recently, and envisioning actionable steps toward who you want to be. It gives you:
1) an annual perspective of your identity,
2) laid out in quarterly rhythms,
3) lived at a weekly cadence,
4) using daily touchpoints. -
It’s designed as an annual process. Once a year you take time to reflect on how you’ve been living out your identity, then you map out key changes, steps of trusting and new behaviors and practices you want to exhibit to live out your identity and fulfill your true purpose.
Identity Transformation Illustrations
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These are illustrations from Chapter 15 of the book (and Step 2 of The Field Guide)
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Illustrates the challenges and practical solutions to identity transformation.
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Compare this to your own tendencies and confirm the approaches you want to take
This book is for you if you have ever…
What Others Are Saying About
There is an unredeemed piece of God’s story that has yet to be written according to your exact design, a narrative of redemption whose purpose is waiting to be told.
Damian Gerke, author of
Are You Who You Want to Be
Damian Gerke is on the leadership team of 1Body Church, a network of simple home churches in Tampa, Florida. In addition to Are You Who You Want to Be, he is also the author of In the Way: Church As We Know It Can Be a Discipleship Movement (Again), which walks through the differences between a disciple-making movement (DMM) approach and that of the prevailing model of church in the West. Damian’s first release was, Taking the Lead: What Riding a Bike Can Teach You About Leadership, inspired by his favorite pastime of cycling.
Damian currently partners with EntreResults, a Houston-based coaching firm that helps businesses in the areas of strategic planning and leadership development. His diverse background includes success in aerospace design engineering, vocational pastor and a corporate human resources leader, all of which have uniquely prepared him to speak to leadership and faith from many perspectives. He’s a credentialed member of the Association for Talent Development and a certified coach with the International Coaching Federation. He lives in St. Petersburg, Florida with his wife Cheryl.
