The Light Hit Just Right – Episode 1

Welcome to the very first episode of The Light Hit Just Right. I’m Brian Jennings, and I’m stepping behind the mic to talk about something that’s been pulling at me for a long time: identity.

We live in a world that constantly tells us who we are supposed to be. Job titles, social roles, and possessions often get mistaken for identity. But when all of that gets stripped away, who are you really? What lives in the quiet of your heart when no one else is around?

In this episode, I share my own journey with identity—the ways I’ve worn different labels as a musician, a soldier, a technologist, and now as a life coach. I talk about how easy it is to trade away pieces of ourselves just to fit into the roles we’re expected to play, and how dangerous it can be when our public persona drifts too far from our private truth.

Through personal stories—from the music industry, corporate life, and even family conversations—I explore the tension between who we are inside and who the world expects us to be. I also reflect on how identity shifts when we stop trying to be the “main character” and instead embrace our purpose as supporting cast—walking in alignment with something greater than ourselves.

This episode is an invitation:

• To notice the overlap between your private and public self.

• To lean into the parts of you that already feel authentic.

• To let go of the pressure of archetypes and external labels.

Because when your private identity and public identity finally align, peace begins to take root. And that, to me, is the truest expression of worth—your value isn’t in what you do or what you own. It’s in the fact that every hair on your head is already numbered.

Listen in, reflect, and maybe take a step closer to the freedom of living as your whole self.

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• (00:00:00) - A Voice for Vulnerable People
• (00:01:29) - The First Episode of The Life of Identity
• (00:03:59) - Is Your Identity Important to You?
• (00:06:11) - Artytypes in Film and TV
• (00:07:33) - Identities of the Job Title
• (00:13:32) - How to Get Out Of An Accident
• (00:21:00) - The old age of a Systems Engineer
• (00:26:31) - Roger and Peter: The Identity Crisis
• (00:28:02) - Jay-Z on The Music Industry
• (00:34:14) - Tom Petty: I Had Identity
• (00:39:31) - She's Not the Main Character
• (00:44:47) - Just Be Yourself