Success is about getting somewhere, getting results, and, yields of dividends, in social, assets or other forms. This is where the niceties of society fall away and hard work begins, this is, while team oriented at times, nearly always dealing with a client or patron, you will also need to succeed, not learn, unless you learn to succeed. Forget about your social strengths, forget about your status, and, forget about your problems, the work is now your problem, okay?
While i digress from the term "professional," as I encourage others to do, there remains a draw to this "identity." Yes, everyone wants to be respected, their work respected and respect themselves, but later I will get into details why this can be a bad thing. Let's just say it has become cheap, and, if you let go of this title, you will fly, orite?