You know everything about your career.
While others know barely anything.
Always remember this.
This is even if you have a reputation that precedes you.
Every time you meet someone new, you get the chance to make an impression on your terms.
You get to shape your own career narrative.
You may choose to use generic labels that others have assumptions around.
But why limit yourself?
Especially when you don’t know what those assumptions are?
Since no one truly knows who you are and what you do, this is your opportunity to tell them (and then to show them).
So the next time you meet someone at a networking event, or are connected to someone, or are being interviewed, embrace the freedom of knowing they don’t know you at all.
Make your story memorable.