Be Unapologetically You

5 Reasons to Be Your Authentic Self

Becoming your genuine self comes with many challenges. Will others accept you if you show your true self? Society makes us feel like we have to be someone other than ourselves. However, faking it until you make it may cause you to lose your true self. Here are 5 reasons to be your authentic self. 

1. Be Self Aware

Knowing oneself is key. To be Self Aware is  being able to monitor your own emotions and reactions. A person who is self aware is in control of their emotions, empathetic to others, and knows how to set boundaries. Being self aware also includes knowing how you behave towards others. Recognizing your outward behavior can help you assess and control your actions. 

2. Either They Like You, or They Don't

Although you are mostly responsible for how others perceive you, you are not to harp on their feelings toward you. If you are a person who is self aware and respectful to others, most will be fond of you. However, there are some who will not be so fond of you for whatever reason they decide. You have no responsibility to change their mind(s). 

 

3. No Code Switching

Code switching is when a person behaves in different manners depending on which group of people they are surrounded by. Quite frankly, it is simply swaying from your true self to please others. However, does pleasing the other party chip away at who you truly are? Be yourself no matter what. Staying true to who you are will provide a sense of freedom, in which you no longer have to carry around many masks.

4. Always Put in Work

As part of being your true self and being self aware is by putting in work. As you age in life, you will go through constant changes. There will be different life lessons and challenges throughout your life. Take time to reflect and be the best version of yourself. 

5. Set Yourself Free

There's bliss to being unapologetically you. You accept yourself. You will also understand that some people will accept you as well as others will not; but learn to be okay with that. If you spend your life trying to be what everyone likes or accepts, you inevitably lock yourself in a cage. Be free flowing and always do the work on yourself and you could live a happier, freer life.

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