Identity Speaks Louder Than Limitation: How to See Purpose, Perspective, and Possibility
Fri Jan 30 2026
What you were born with. What happened to you. What you struggle with. So many of us mistake these things for our identity. In this episode, I share why identity—not diagnosis, logic, or circumstance—gets the final say. Through the stories of Jesse Findling on American Idol and Paralympic runner Blake Leeper, this conversation explores how perspective shapes possibility, why your environment shouldn’t define you, and how the parts of your story that feel messy or limiting may actually be where your purpose comes alive. You’ll hear why calling doesn’t wait for you to be fixed, how the perspective you choose determines the opportunities you’re even able to see, and why the very things you’ve been tempted to overlook or discount in your life may be the exact places your identity and purpose are trying to speak the loudest.
WHAT YOU WILL HEAR IN THIS EPISODEWhy we often confuse circumstances, struggles, and diagnoses with identityThe powerful contrast between what the world predicts and what identity decidesHow Jesse Findling’s stutter—and Blake Leeper’s lack of legs—became context, not conclusionsWhy your environment should never define you—or strip you of who you areThe difference between waiting to be “fixed” and stepping fully into your callingHow a simple perspective shift can radically expand the opportunities you’re able to seeWhy the messy, inconvenient parts of your story may be what make you uniquely valuable
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What you were born with. What happened to you. What you struggle with. So many of us mistake these things for our identity. In this episode, I share why identity—not diagnosis, logic, or circumstance—gets the final say. Through the stories of Jesse Findling on American Idol and Paralympic runner Blake Leeper, this conversation explores how perspective shapes possibility, why your environment shouldn’t define you, and how the parts of your story that feel messy or limiting may actually be where your purpose comes alive. You’ll hear why calling doesn’t wait for you to be fixed, how the perspective you choose determines the opportunities you’re even able to see, and why the very things you’ve been tempted to overlook or discount in your life may be the exact places your identity and purpose are trying to speak the loudest. WHAT YOU WILL HEAR IN THIS EPISODEWhy we often confuse circumstances, struggles, and diagnoses with identityThe powerful contrast between what the world predicts and what identity decidesHow Jesse Findling’s stutter—and Blake Leeper’s lack of legs—became context, not conclusionsWhy your environment should never define you—or strip you of who you areThe difference between waiting to be “fixed” and stepping fully into your callingHow a simple perspective shift can radically expand the opportunities you’re able to seeWhy the messy, inconvenient parts of your story may be what make you uniquely valuable LEAVE US A 5 STAR REVIEW!!! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-abundance-formula-podcast/id1343007048 Related Links for Jeana Oldham Instagram: @jeana_oldham Facebook: Jeana Oldham Website: https://oldhamstrong.com