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

Know your identity, live your true purpose

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

Identity Transformation Illustrations

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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.