People dream up all kinds of ideas about who and what they really are. That does not mean all these visions are necessarily accurate or how you identify yourself always serves you.
Ask yourself how your view of yourself relates to your dreams. If you choose to take steps to eliminate what you are not, then you will bravely move closer to rediscover who you are;
1) Remove the labels. You are not your alma mater, your diplomas, your job, your name, your address, your car, your gadgets, your entourage or any external thing you may mistakenly believe defines you. This is just window-dressing.
2) Step outside your body. Physical appearances are often deceiving. Whatever your build, your hair color, your ethnicity, your muscleclature, your gender, your number of limbs and digits, all of this is separate from what abides underneath.
3) Detach from your dependence on the mind. What used to seem palpable does not exist as you may assume. The pronouns you use to describe yourself add depth to existence that is otherwise hollow and empty. If your consciousness is mistaken about what appears to it, then you are brought to confront your predispositions and value judgments.
4) Identify additional misconceptions. Meditation and other exercises in mental discipline will enable you to counteract and dissolve other ideas about your existence. As you explore your exaggerated sense of self, you will further dismantle the shaky foundation. You will discern the difference between your sense of self and conditioned sense of existence through your experience. It can only be that way.