Write the Job Title That Actually Describes You Now
If someone asked you right now what you do, would the answer still be your old job title, even though it hasn't described your actual work in months?
Last week, we talked about shaping a clear offer from everything you have done. If you did that work, you now know who you help and what problem you solve for her. So here is the next question. What do you call yourself now?
That gap between what you're doing and what you call yourself is common, and it isn't a sign that you're behind. It's a sign that the identity work hasn't caught up to the business work yet, which is a normal order for the two to happen in.
Why the old title sticks around
A job title used to be shorthand other people understood instantly. Letting go of it means also letting go of that instant recognition, at least for a while, in exchange for something truer but less familiar to say out loud.
You don't need a finished answer
The goal this week isn't a polished personal brand statement. It's one working sentence: who you help, and how.
It can, and probably will, change in three months. That's not a flaw in the exercise. That's what a working title is for.
How to write it
Name the person you actually help, not the full range of what you know.
Name the one thing you help her do.
Put those two pieces into a single sentence you could say out loud without flinching.
If a word in that sentence is vague - coach, consultant, strategist, without any noun after it - replace it with something more specific.
What to do with it once you have it
Say it in one conversation this week. Not to a room, not on stage, to one person, informally.
Notice what needs adjusting once it's out of your head and into someone else's ears.
FAQ
What if my working title still doesn't feel right after I say it out loud?
That's useful information, not failure. Adjust the noun or the result and try again with the next person you talk to.
Do I need to update LinkedIn and my email signature right away?
Only once the sentence has held up in a few real conversations. Testing it verbally first is lower stakes than committing it to print.
Is it too late to change my professional identity at this stage of my career?
The identity shift is part of the business work at any age. It isn't a separate hurdle you have to clear first. If that question feels bigger than the title itself, this is worth reading too.
If you want a structured way to work through this - the title, the offer, the first version of how you describe your work- that's exactly what the Pivot Planner is built for.
