Known For / Known Self

To describe yourself or who you are, there are two things that prevail. Picture them as 'facing in', or 'facing out'.

The 'facing out' part is what others see: your title(s), labels, category, discipline or specialty, expert or generalist. These are the answers to "what do you do?” and would also be indicated by what you're "known for".

The other aspect, 'facing in', is what you see in yourself: what characteristics, interests, passions, innate skills, personality, aptitudes and attitudes that make you, you. These are your "known self".

So, together, the 'known for' and 'known self' define who we are.